Tenaya Lake
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| Location | California |
| Coordinates | 37°49′51″N 119°27′30″W / 37.8308°N 119.4583°WCoordinates: 37°49′51″N 119°27′30″W / 37.8308°N 119.4583°W |
| 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.[1] 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).[2]
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."[3] This original name is now attached to a granite dome to the east of the lake.
[edit] References
- ^ "When You Arrive: Teaching Sites - Year-Round Sites". Yosemite National Park Interactive Classroom. http://www.nps.gov/yose/education/visiting/when_arriv/teaching.htm. Retrieved on October 11 2005.
- ^ "Station Meta Data: TENAYA LAKE". California Department of Water Resources. http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/staMeta?station_id=TNY. Retrieved on October 11 2005.
- ^ Farquhar, Francis P. "Place Names - T". Place Names of the High Sierra. http://www.yosemite.ca.us/history/place_names_of_the_high_sierra/t.html. Retrieved on October 11 2005.
