Mirror Lake (California)

{{Short description|Small, seasonal lake in Yosemite National Park, USA}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}}

{{Infobox body of water | name = Mirror Lake | image = Yosemite national park mirror lake 2010u.JPG | caption = Mirror Lake, March 2010 | image_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | location = [[Yosemite National Park]], [[Mariposa County, California|Mariposa County]], [[California]], [[United States]] | coords = {{coord|37.7485|N|119.5491|W|region:US-CA_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}}<reF>{{cite gnis|253549|Mirror Lake}}</ref> | type = | inflow = Tenaya Creek | outflow = Tenaya Creek | catchment = | basin_countries = United States | length = | width = | area = | depth = | max-depth = | volume = | residence_time = | shore = | elevation = {{convert|4098|ft|abbr=on}} | islands = | cities = | website = | reference = | pushpin_label = Mirror Lake | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_map = California | pushpin_map_alt = Location of Mirror Lake in California, USA. | pushpin_relief = y | pushpin_label_position= bottom | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 16 }} __NOTOC__ '''Mirror Lake''' is a small, seasonal [[lake]] located on [[Tenaya Creek]] in [[Yosemite National Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/places/000/mirror-lake.htm|title=View of Mirror Lake|work=Yosemite National Park|publisher=US National Park Service|access-date=2026-03-02}}</ref> Situated in [[Tenaya Canyon]] directly between [[North Dome]] and [[Half Dome]], it is the last remnant of a large glacial lake that once filled most of Yosemite Valley at the end of the last Ice Age, and is close to disappearing due to [[sediment]] accumulation.

==See also== *[[List of lakes in California]]

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[[Category:Intermittent lakes]] [[Category:Lakes of Yosemite National Park]] [[Category:Lakes of Mariposa County, California]] [[Category:Merced River]] [[Category:Tourist attractions in Mariposa County, California]]