Tolo Lake Explained

Tolo Lake
Location:Idaho County, Idaho
United States
Coordinates:45.9154°N -116.2361°W
Basin Countries:United States
Area:35acres
Elevation:3235feet
Pushpin Map:Idaho#USA
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Tolo Lake in Idaho, USA.
Tolo Lake
Coordinates:45.9154°N -116.2361°W
Location:Tolo Lake Road, Nez Perce National Historical Park
Idaho County, Idaho
United States
Added:February 7, 2011
Area:206acres
Refnum:10001200[1]

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

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.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Weekly listings of February 18, 2011 . National Park Service.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tolo Lake / NEPE Site # 29; Tepahlewam; Split Rocks; Tipahxlee'wuhm; Tolo Lake Camp . Idaho . Suzanne Julin and Suzi Pengilly . May 9, 2010 . July 30, 2017.
  3. News: New Life From Old Bones Discovery Of Mammoth Skeletons At Tolo Lake Stirs Pride, Economy In Struggling Community Of Grangeville . September 4, 1995 . Eric Sorensen . Spokesman-Review.