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Tolo Lake

Coordinates: 45°54′55″N 116°14′10″W / 45.9153928°N 116.2361195°W / 45.9153928; -116.2361195
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Tolo Lake
Tolo Lake, unknown date
Location of Tolo Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Tolo Lake in Idaho, USA.
Tolo Lake
Location of Tolo Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Tolo Lake in Idaho, USA.
Tolo Lake
LocationIdaho County, Idaho
United States
Coordinates45°54′55″N 116°14′10″W / 45.9153928°N 116.2361195°W / 45.9153928; -116.2361195[1]
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area35 acres (14 ha)
Surface elevation3,235 ft (986 m)[1]
Tolo Lake
LocationTolo Lake Road, Nez Perce National Historical Park
Idaho County, Idaho
United States
Nearest cityGrangeville
Coordinates45°54′55″N 116°14′10″W / 45.9153928°N 116.2361195°W / 45.9153928; -116.2361195[1]
Area206 acres (83 ha)
NRHP reference No.10001200[2]
Added to NRHPFebruary 7, 2011

Tolo Lake is a shallow, natural lake in camas prairie in Idaho County, Idaho, United States.[1] It is about 35 acres (14 ha) in size. An area of about 206 acres (83 ha) including the lake was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[2][3]

It is a historic rendez-vous site of the Nez Perce and others.

It also has historic significance from the Nez Perce War and the Battle of White Bird Canyon.

Mammoth bones were discovered there in 1995.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tolo Lake
  2. ^ a b "Weekly listings of February 18, 2011". National Park Service.
  3. ^ Suzanne Julin and Suzi Pengilly (May 9, 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tolo Lake / NEPE Site # 29; Tepahlewam; Split Rocks; Tipahxlee'wuhm; Tolo Lake Camp" (PDF). Idaho. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  4. ^ Eric Sorensen (September 4, 1995). "New Life From Old Bones Discovery Of Mammoth Skeletons At Tolo Lake Stirs Pride, Economy In Struggling Community Of Grangeville". Spokesman-Review.
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