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YELLOW LAKE. Yellow Lake is a natural body of water at the head of Yellow House Draw ten miles southwest of Littlefield, astride the Lamb and Hockley county border (at 33°50' N, 102°27' W). It is three miles long; its surface is usually 2,900 feet above sea level. It is surrounded by flat to gently sloping terrain surfaced by sandy loam that supports grass.

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