| Adair Lake | |
|---|---|
  Adair Lake | |
| Location | Yosemite National Park, Madera County, California |
| Coordinates | 37°40′59″N 119°24′27″W / 37.6830°N 119.4074°W |
| Type | Lake |
| Etymology | Charles F. Adair |
| Surface area | 2.94 hectares (7.3 acres)[1] |
| Shore length1 | 0.79 kilometres (0.49 mi)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 9,708 feet (2,959 m) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Adair Lake is a lake within the backcountry of Yosemite National Park, in the Sierra Nevada, Madera County, California.[2]
Adair Lake was named for Charles F. Adair, who stocked the lake with trout in exchange for the naming rights.[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP)". www.waterboards.ca.gov. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adair Lake
- ↑ Browning, Peter (2005). Yosemite Place Names: The Historic Background of Geographic Names in Yosemite National Park. Great West Books. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-944220-19-1.
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