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Adair Lake

Coordinates: 37°40′59″N 119°24′27″W / 37.6830°N 119.4074°W / 37.6830; -119.4074
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Adair Lake
Adair Lake is located in California
Adair Lake
Adair 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)[1]
Shore length10.79 kilometres (0.49 mi)[1]
Surface elevation9,708 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]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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.