Tenaya Lake
Tenaya Lake as seen from a hill northwest of the lake
Location	California
Coordinates	37.8308° N 119.4583° WCoordinates: 37.8308° N 119.4583° W
Primary outflows	Tenaya Creek
Basin countries	United States
Surface elevation	8,150 ft (2,484 m)

Tenaya Lake, seen from its southwest end, is framed by granite domes.

Tenaya Lake is a lake in Yosemite National Park, located between Yosemite Valley and Tuolumne Meadows. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 669 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Tenaya Lake as seen from a hill northwest of the lake itself. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Tenaya Creek is a tributary of the Merced River, in Yosemite National Park. ... A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (blue outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (green lines) of a contiguous area. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 286 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 286 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... A granite dome is a dome of granite, formed by exfoliation. ... For other uses, see Lake (disambiguation). ... Yosemite National Park (pronounced Yo-SEM-it-ee, IPA: ) is a national park located largely in Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties, California, United States. ... Yosemite Valley with Half Dome in the distance. ... Tuolumne Meadows, as viewed from Lembert Dome Tuolumne Meadows is a gentle, dome-studded meadowy section of the Tuolumne River, in the eastern section of Yosemite National Park. ...

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 Creek is a tributary of the Merced River, in Yosemite National Park. ... Surprisingly, Tenaya Canyon is not one of the best hikes in Yosemite. ...

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. Chief Tenaya (?-1853) was a Native American chief in the Yosemite Valley people in California. ... A granite dome is a dome of granite, formed by exfoliation. ...

References

1. ^  When You Arrive: Teaching Sites - Year-Round Sites. Yosemite National Park Interactive Classroom. Retrieved on October 11, 2005.
2. ^  Station Meta Data: TENAYA LAKE. California Department of Water Resources. Retrieved on October 11, 2005.
3. ^  Farquhar, Francis P. Place Names - T. Place Names of the High Sierra. Retrieved on October 11, 2005.

External links

• Kayaking Tenaya Lake