- Lake Eleanor
Infobox lake
lake_name = Lake Eleanor
image_lake = LakeEleanor.jpg
caption_lake = Lake Eleanor, viewed from the tram near its outlet, looking northeast.
image_bathymetry =
caption_bathymetry =
location =Yosemite National Park ,California
coords = coord|37.9779767|N|119.8790685|W|type:waterbody_region:US-CA_source:gnis|display=inline,title
type =reservoir
inflow = Eleanor Creek
outflow =
catchment =
basin_countries = United States
length =
width =
area = convert|953|acre|km2|1|abbr=on
depth =
max-depth =
volume = convert|26100|acre.ft|km3|abbr=on|lk=on
residence_time =
shore =
elevation = convert|4657|ft|m|abbr=on
islands =
cities =
frozen =Lake Eleanor is a
reservoir located inYosemite National Park at an altitude of convert|4657|ft|m. The reservoir has a capacity of 26,100 acre feet (32,000,000 m³) and a surface area of 953 acres (3.9 km²). The lake was formed in 1918 by damming Eleanor Creek as part of theHetch Hetchy reservoir system, constructed to supply water and power to the city ofSan Francisco .Lake Eleanor is situated on the site of a smaller, natural lake of the same name. The lake was named after the daughter of
Josiah Whitney , leader of theCalifornia Geological Survey in the 1860s.The lake now provides opportunities for angling, hiking and camping.
References
*"California Place Names", Erwin Gudde (University of California Press, 2004) ISBN 0-520-24217-3
External links
* [http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/stationInfo?station_id=ENR California Department of Water Resources: Lake Eleanor]
*Gnis|259830
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