Mirror Lake (California)
A small, seasonal lake located on Tenaya Creek in Yosemite National Park / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mirror Lake is a small, seasonal lake located on Tenaya Creek in Yosemite National Park. Situated in Tenaya Canyon directly between North Dome and Half Dome, it is the last remnant of a large glacial lake that once filled most of Yosemite Valley at the end of the last Ice Age, and is close to disappearing due to sediment accumulation.
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Location | Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, United States |
Coordinates | 37.7485°N 119.5491°W / 37.7485; -119.5491 |
Primary inflows | Tenaya Creek |
Primary outflows | Tenaya Creek |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface elevation | 4,098 ft (1,249 m) |
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