Echo Valley is a valley in

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, at an elevation of . It is located along Echo Creek, about west of Merced Lake, at . It is bounded on the south by the Merced River. The valley contains a mosaic of

meadows A meadow ( ) is an open habitat or field, vegetated by grasses, herbs, and other non-woody plants. Trees or shrubs may sparsely populate meadows, as long as they maintain an open character. Meadows can occur naturally under favourable condition ...

that are likely related to a

fire Fire is the rapid oxidation of a fuel in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction Product (chemistry), products. Flames, the most visible portion of the fire, are produced in the combustion re ...

that burned through the area in the 1980s. This fire killed most of the trees, raising the water table, and creating the meadows. Debris and deadfall from burned trees are common in many of the meadow areas.

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