Beaver Woman Lake

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Beaver Woman Lake
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Beaver Woman Lake
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Beaver Woman Lake
Location Glacier National Park, Flathead County, Montana, US
Coordinates 48°29′09″N113°34′40″W / 48.48583°N 113.57778°W / 48.48583; -113.57778 Coordinates: 48°29′09″N113°34′40″W / 48.48583°N 113.57778°W / 48.48583; -113.57778 [1]
Lake type Natural
Primary outflows Coal Creek
Basin  countriesUnited States
Max. length.30 mi (0.48 km)
Max. width.25 mi (0.40 km)
Surface elevation5,870 ft (1,790 m)

Beaver Woman Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Beaver Woman Lake is in the northwest part of Martha's Basin southeast of Mount Pinchot and 0.6 miles (0.97 km) north of Buffalo Woman Lake. [2]

The name, Beaver Woman, was submitted to the United States Board on Geographic Names by the National Park Service in 1939 and officially approved on April 24, 1940. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Beaver Woman Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2011-02-19.
  2. "Mount Saint Nicholas, MT" (Map (USGS Quad)). TopoQuest. Retrieved 2011-02-19.