Alger Lakes

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Alger Lakes
LocationMono County, California, United States
Coordinates 37°42′N118°51′W / 37.700°N 118.850°W / 37.700; -118.850
Type Group of lakes
Basin  countriesUnited States

The Alger Lakes are a group of lakes in Mono County, California, in the United States. [1]

Upper Alger lake in 2017 Alger Lakes.jpg
Upper Alger lake in 2017

The Alger Lakes were named for John Alger of the United States Geological Survey. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alger Lakes
  2. Browning, Peter (2005). Yosemite Place Names: The Historic Background of Geographic Names in Yosemite National Park. Great West Books. p. 3. ISBN   978-0-944220-19-1.

37°47′46″N119°10′48″W / 37.796°N 119.180°W / 37.796; -119.180