Fish Springs (formerly, Tinemaha and Tinnemaha)[2] is a set of springs in Inyo County, California.[3]
Fish Springs | |
|---|---|
  Fish Springs Location in California  Fish Springs Fish Springs (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°04′30″N 118°15′13″W / 37.07500°N 118.25361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Inyo County |
| Elevation | 3,937 ft (1,200 m) |
It is located in the Owens Valley, 6.5 miles (10 km) south-southeast of Big Pine,[2] at an elevation of 3937 feet (1200 m).[1]
A post office operated at Fish Springs during part of 1866, and from 1868 to 1876.[2] A post office operated at Tinnemaha from 1895 to 1910.[2] Tinemaha is the name of a legendary Piute of the region.[2]
The Tinemaha Reservoir, of the Los Angeles Aqueduct system, is located nearby.
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fish Springs, California
- ^ a b c d e Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1164. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Waring 1915, p. 322.
Reference bibliography
edit- Waring, Gerald Ashley (1915). Springs of California. U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper. Vol. 338. U.S. Government Printing Office. doi:10.3133/wsp338.
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