Tennant Lake
Location of the lake in Washington state, USA.
Location of the lake in Washington state, USA.
Tennant Lake
LocationWhatcom County, Washington
Coordinates48°49′55″N 122°34′44″W / 48.8319536°N 122.5787699°W / 48.8319536; -122.5787699
Typelake

Tennant Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of Washington.[1] Hovander Homestead Park encompasses the southwest corner of this lake, while the remainder of the lake is in the Tennant Lake Wildlife Area Unit, owned and managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.[2] Tennant Lake is an 80-acre, shallow, peat-bog lake,[2] and hosts a variety of birds and mammals.[3]

Tennant Lake was named after John Tennant, an early settler.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tennant Lake
  2. 1 2 "Tennant Lake Wildlife Area Unit". Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  3. ↑ "Friends of Tennant Lake Habitats Page". Friends of Tennant Lake and Hovander Park. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  4. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 305.


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