Fish Springs, California facts for kids
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Fish Springs
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Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Inyo County |
Elevation | 3,937 ft (1,200 m) |
Fish Springs (formerly, Tinemaha and Tinnemaha) is a set of springs in Inyo County, California.
It is located in the Owens Valley, 6.5 miles (10 km) south-southeast of Big Pine, at an elevation of 3937 feet (1200 m).
A post office operated at Fish Springs during part of 1866, and from 1868 to 1876. A post office operated at Tinnemaha from 1895 to 1910. Tinemaha is the name of a legendary Piute of the region.
The Tinemaha Reservoir, of the Los Angeles Aqueduct system, is located nearby.
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