Tennant Lake is a
lake
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in the
U.S. state
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of
Washington
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Hovander Homestead Park encompasses the southwest corner of this lake, while the remainder of the lake is in the Tennant Lake Wildlife Area Unit, owned and managed by the
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
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.
Tennant Lake is an 80-acre, shallow, peat-bog lake,
[ and hosts a variety of birds and mammals.
Tennant Lake was named after John Tennant, an early settler.]
See also
*List of lakes in Washington List of lakes of Washington may refer to:
* List of lakes of Washington (state)
* List of lakes of the Washington, D.C., area
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