{{Short description|Unincorporated community in California, United States}} {{for|the place formerly with this name in Imperial County|Desert Shores, California}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |name = Fish Springs |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type =Unincorporated community |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |pushpin_map =California#USA |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_mapsize = |pushpin_map_caption =Location in California |pushpin_image=California Locator Map with US.PNG <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name =United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = California |subdivision_type2 =County |subdivision_name2 = Inyo County |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |<!-- Politics -----------------> |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = |coordinates = {{coord|37|04|30|N|118|15|13|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis>{{gnis|1656017}}</ref> |elevation_m =1200 |elevation_ft =3937 |footnotes = }} '''Fish Springs''' (formerly, '''Tinemaha''' and '''Tinnemaha''')<ref name=CGN /> is a set of springs in Inyo County, California.{{sfn|Waring|1915|p=322}}
It is located in the Owens Valley, {{convert|6.5|mi|km|0}} south-southeast of Big Pine,<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|1164}}</ref> at an elevation of 3937 feet (1200 m).<ref name=gnis />
A post office operated at Fish Springs during part of 1866, and from 1868 to 1876.<ref name=CGN /> A post office operated at Tinnemaha from 1895 to 1910.<ref name=CGN /> Tinemaha is the name of a legendary Piute of the region.<ref name=CGN />
The Tinemaha Reservoir, of the Los Angeles Aqueduct system, is located nearby.
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=== Reference bibliography === {{refbegin}} *{{cite book|title=Springs of California|volume=338|series=U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper|author1-first=Gerald Ashley|author1-last=Waring|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|year=1915|doi=10.3133/wsp338}} {{refend}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Inyo County, California Category:Unincorporated communities in California Category:Springs of Inyo County, California
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