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Goose Lake on the California/Oregon border seems to be rather isolated from the region described as Walker Lane. Isn't the Goose Lake associated with Walker Lane more likely to be the one near Fallon, NV? If Walker Lane does indeed extend that far north, Surprise Valley seems to be a much more likely candidate, as it is much more of a geological trough, and is associated with an eastern escarpment, while Goose Lake Valley is not. Downstrike (talk) 11:47, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The Goose Lake near Fallon seems too far east. It is also one of several adjoining lakes, and not the largest, so I don't see why the USGS description[1] should single it out. Since the USGS description isn't clear which Goose Lake they mean, perhaps it would be best to just not mention Goose Lake in this article. -- Avenue (talk) 14:55, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for providing a source; it does mention south-central Oregon, which certainly suggests that some feature along Oregon's border with eastern California or western Nevada should be included, although the map published with it cuts off a short distance north of Pyramid Lake. There seems to be a lack of consensus at USGS.
Meanwhile, University of Arizona's map of Walker Deformation Belt [2] shows it to stop well south of Oregon, and Science Direct calls Pyramid Lake the northernmost domain of Walker Lane [3]. Downstrike (talk) 17:02, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
