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| Location | California |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Primary outflows | Tenaya Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface elevation | 8,150 ft (2,484 m) |
Tenaya Lake is a lake in Yosemite National Park, located between Yosemite Valley and Tuolumne Meadows.
Tenaya Lake was created by the Tenaya branch of the Tuolumne Glacier as it passed through Tenaya Canyon. The outflow of the lake is Tenaya Creek, which runs through Tenaya Canyon into Yosemite Valley. The surface of Tenaya Lake has an elevation of 8,150 feet (2,484 m).
Tenaya Lake is named after Chief Tenaya, who met the Mariposa Battalion near the shores of the lake. Ironically, Tenaya protested that the lake already had a name: Pie-we-ack, or "Lake of the Shining Rocks." This original name is now attached to a granite dome to the east of the lake.
References
- ^ "When You Arrive: Teaching Sites - Year-Round Sites". Yosemite National Park Interactive Classroom. Retrieved on October 11, 2005.
- ^ "Station Meta Data: TENAYA LAKE". California Department of Water Resources. Retrieved on October 11, 2005.
- ^ Farquhar, Francis P. "Place Names - T". Place Names of the High Sierra. Retrieved on October 11, 2005.
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- This page was last modified on 29 September 2008, at 06:42.
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