Tenaya Lake
Tenaya Lake | ||
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Tenaya Lake seen from Tioga Road surrounded by granite boulders | ||
Geographical location | Yosemite National Park , California , USA | |
Tributaries | Tenaya Creek | |
Drain | Tenaya Creek → Merced River | |
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Coordinates | 37 ° 49 '50 " N , 119 ° 27' 29" W | |
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Altitude above sea level | 2484 m |
The Tenaya Lake is a lake in Yosemite National Park in the US state of California . It lies between the Yosemite Valley and the Tuolumne Meadow. The lake was formed by the Tuolumne glacier. The outflow of the lake is Tenaya Creek , which flows through Tenaya Canyon in Yosemite Valley. The lake is at an altitude of 2484 m above sea level . The lake was named after Tenaya , the chief of the Ahwahnee ( Ahwahneechee ) known to neighboring tribes as the Yosemite .
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