Fish Springs, California

Fish Springs (formerly, Tinemaha and Tinnemaha) is a set of springs in Inyo County, California.

Fish Springs
Unincorporated community
Fish Springs
Location in California
Fish Springs
Fish Springs (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°04′30″N 118°15′13″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyInyo County
Elevation
3,937 ft (1,200 m)

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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