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Lake in Madera County, California
Adair Lake
Adair Lake is located in CaliforniaAdair LakeAdair Lake
LocationYosemite National Park, Madera County, California
Coordinates37°40′59″N 119°24′27″W / 37.6830°N 119.4074°W / 37.6830; -119.4074
TypeLake
EtymologyCharles F. Adair
Surface area2.94 hectares (7.3 acres)
Shore length0.79 kilometres (0.49 mi)
Surface elevation9,708 feet (2,959 m)
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.

Adair Lake was named for Charles F. Adair, who stocked the lake with trout in exchange for the naming rights.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP)". www.waterboards.ca.gov. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adair Lake
  3. 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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