| 词条 | Convict Lake |
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| name = Convict Lake | image = Laurel Mountain Convict Lake.jpg | caption = Convict Lake, with Laurel Mountain in the background | image_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | location = Mono County, California | coords = {{coord|37.58861|N|118.85778|W|region:US-CA_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}} | type = | inflow = | outflow = | catchment = | basin_countries = United States | length = {{Convert|0.9|mi|km|1|abbr=on}} | width = {{Convert|0.4|mi|km|1|abbr=on}} | area = | depth = | max-depth = | volume = | residence_time = | shore = | elevation = {{Convert|7850|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} | islands = | cities = }} Convict Lake is a lake in the Sherwin Range of the Sierra Nevada in California, United States. It is known for its fishing and the dramatic mountains (including Mount Morrison) that surround it. Its surface lies at an elevation of {{Convert|7850|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}. Convict Lake has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.[1] The lake, known to the Paiute as Wit-sa-nap,[2] was renamed by settlers after an incident on September 23, 1871, wherein a group of convicts escaped from prison in Carson City, Nevada. A posse from Benton, California, led by Deputy Sheriff George Hightower, encountered the convicts near the head of what is now Convict Creek. Posse member Robert Morrison, a Benton merchant and Wells Fargo agent, was killed in the encounter, and Mount Morrison was named after him.[3][4] RecreationConvict Lake is known for its fishing, including rainbow trout, German brown trout, and a species of sucker fish. Due to the high demand of fishing in the lake and stream, the lake is stocked once a week during the summer with rainbow trout, supplied by nearby hatcheries. There is a 3-mile trail for hiking around the lake and a trail that connects the lake to the Sierra Crest.[5] 1990 drowningsIn February 1990, Convict Lake was the site of a major drowning. Twelve teenagers and two counselors from a nearby camp were there on a holiday outing. At least four teenagers and both adults fell through the thin ice and into the water. By the time the first rescuer arrived on the scene, only one teenager had been able to pull himself out of the water, but the other teenagers were no longer in sight, having apparently already drowned.[6] In all, three teenagers from Camp O'Neal, an institution for juvenile delinquents located near Whitmore Hot Springs, California,[7] and four would-be rescuers drowned in the freezing water. Another youth and a volunteer fire chief were rescued. Shortly before their deaths, the youths were advised that the ice was too thin to support their weight but failed to heed the warning.[8] As a result of the drownings, Camp O'Neal was investigated and subsequently shut down due to findings of abuse and neglect.[7] In popular culture{{wide image|Convict Lake Pano.jpg|488px|Convict Lake, wide view looking west from the east end of the lake|42%|right}}
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References1. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=29zh3dIgmv8C&lpg=PP1&pg=PR9#v=onepage&q&f=false| title=Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places | publisher=Adams Media | author=Parker, Quentin | year=2010 | pages=ix}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=How Convict Lake Got its Name|url=https://www.visitmammoth.com/blogs/how-convict-lake-got-its-name|website=Visit Mammoth}} 3. ^{{cite book|title=The Story of Inyo|first=WA|last=Chalfant|year=1922|page=215|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=llRAAAAAYAAJ}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://convictlake.com/about/history.html|website=ConvictLake.com|title= History of the Convict Lake name}} 5. ^{{cite web|last=Malloy|first=Betsy|title=California Travel: Convict Lake: Visiting Convict Lake|website=About.com|accessdate=2012-04-25|url=http://gocalifornia.about.com/od/casierraseast/a/convict_lake.htm}} 6. ^{{cite news|last1=Wilkinson|first1=Tracy|last2=Sappell|first2=Joel|title=Rescuers Worked Frantically as Victims Slipped Under Ice|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=1990-02-21|accessdate=2012-04-25|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1990-02-21/news/mn-984_1_thin-ice}} 7. ^1 {{cite news|title=Book on Convict Lake drowning accident both heals, hurts|url=http://www.mammothtimes.com/content/book-convict-lake-drowning-accident-both-heals-hurts|newspaper=Mammoth Times|first=Wendilyn|last=Grasseschi|date=2012-02-17}} 8. ^{{cite news|url= http://articles.latimes.com/1990-02-20/news/mn-1121_1_holiday-skating-partyc.html|title=7 Apparently Drown in Freezing Sierra Lake : Tragedy: Witnesses describe futile efforts to save three teen-agers on a holiday skating party. Four other victims were trying to save them.|accessdate=2011-03-09 | work=Los Angeles Times|first1=Cathleen|last1=Decker|first2=Kendal|last2=Pate|date=1990-02-20}} 9. ^{{cite book|author=Schneider, Jerry L. |date=2016|title=Western Filming Locations California Book 6|publisher= CP Entertainment Books|page=161| isbn=9780692722947}}. 10. ^{{cite book|author=Schneider, Jerry L. |date=2016|title=Western Filming Locations California Book 6|publisher= CP Entertainment Books|page=161| isbn=9780692722947}}. External links{{commons}} 5 : Lakes of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Lakes of Mono County, California|Inyo National Forest|Lakes of California|Lakes of Northern California |
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