Tolo Lake

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]

Tolo Lake
Tolo Lake, unknown date
Tolo Lake
Tolo Lake
LocationIdaho County, Idaho
United States
Coordinates45.9153928°N 116.2361195°W / 45.9153928; -116.2361195[1]
Surface elevation3,235 feet (986 m)[1]
Tolo Lake
LocationTolo Lake Road, Nez Perce National Historical Park
Idaho County, Idaho
United States
Nearest cityGrangeville
Coordinates45.9153928°N 116.2361195°W / 45.9153928; -116.2361195[1]
Area206 acres (83 ha)
NRHP reference No.10001200[2]
Added to NRHPFebruary 7, 2011

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]

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