Lake Merritt

Summary

Lake Merritt is a lagoon^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of lagoon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (119 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lake Merritt is located in Oakland^[3].
• Lake Merritt is in the country of United States^[4].
• Lake Merritt's image is recorded as Closeup aerial view of Downtown Oakland and Lakeside Park.jpg^[5].
• Lake Merritt's instance of is recorded as lagoon^[6].
• Lake Merritt's instance of is recorded as wildlife refuge^[7].
• Samuel Merritt is named after Lake Merritt^[8].
• Lake Merritt's basin country is recorded as United States^[9].
• Lake Merritt's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315150599^[10].
• Lake Merritt's Commons category is recorded as Lake Merritt^[11].
• Lake Merritt's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 34513^[12].
• Lake Merritt's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 234279^[13].
• Lake Merritt's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.8039, 'lon': -122.2591}^[14].
• Lake Merritt's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02_sf_^[15].
• Lake Merritt's NRHP reference number is recorded as 66000205^[16].
• Lake Merritt's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Lake-Merritt^[17].
• Lake Merritt's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place^[18].
• Lake Merritt's heritage designation is recorded as National Historic Landmark^[19].
• Lake Merritt's GeoNames ID is recorded as 5372373^[20].
• Lake Merritt's Quora topic ID is recorded as Lake-Merritt^[21].
• Lake Merritt's iNaturalist place ID is recorded as 50926^[22].

Body

Geography

Lake Merritt is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Oakland^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include lagoon^[6] and wildlife refuge^[7]. Heritage statuses include National Register of Historic Places listed place^[18] and National Historic Landmark^[19].

History and Context

Samuel Merritt is named after Lake Merritt^[8].

Why It Matters

Lake Merritt ranks in the top 5% of lagoon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (119 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]