Champion Lakes (Idaho)

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Champion Lakes
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Champion Lakes
Location Sawtooth National Forest
Custer County, Idaho
Type Paternoster lakes
Primary inflows Champion Creek
Basin  countriesUnited States
Max. length249–1,755 feet (76–535 m)
Max. width112–682 feet (34–208 m)
Surface elevation8,602–8,678 feet (2,622–2,645 m)
Sections/sub-basins
  • Champion Lake 1
  • Lake 2
  • Lake 3
  • Lake 4
  • Lake 5
  • Lake 6
  • Lake 7
References U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Champion Lakes (Idaho)
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Champion Lakes (Idaho)

The Champion Lakes are a chain of seven alpine and glacial Paternoster lakes in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lakes are located on the upper portion of the Champion Creek watershed, a tributary of the Salmon River. The lakes have not been individually named, and lakes 5 and 6 are often dry. Sawtooth National Forest trail 105 leads to the lakes. [1] In 2005, the Valley Road Forest Fire burned part of the Champion Lakes Basin. [2]

Champion Lakes
Lake Elevation Max. length Max. width Location
Champion Lake 12,622 m (8,602 ft)076 m (249 ft)031 m (102 ft) 44°00′45″N114°41′30″W / 44.012554°N 114.691772°W / 44.012554; -114.691772 (Champion Lake 1)
Champion Lake 22,624 m (8,609 ft)390 m (1,280 ft)220 m (720 ft) 44°00′34″N114°41′29″W / 44.009403°N 114.691421°W / 44.009403; -114.691421 (Champion Lake 2)
Champion Lake 32,633 m (8,638 ft)180 m (590 ft)80 m (260 ft) 44°00′20″N114°41′29″W / 44.005522°N 114.691487°W / 44.005522; -114.691487 (Champion Lake 3)
Champion Lake 42,645 m (8,678 ft)535 m (1,755 ft)208 m (682 ft) 44°00′00″N114°41′09″W / 44.000038°N 114.685702°W / 44.000038; -114.685702 (Champion Lake 4)
Champion Lake 52,646 m (8,681 ft)060 m (200 ft)034 m (112 ft) 43°59′48″N114°41′00″W / 43.996582°N 114.683324°W / 43.996582; -114.683324 (Champion Lake 5)
Champion Lake 62,695 m (8,842 ft)105 m (344 ft)072 m (236 ft) 43°59′35″N114°41′22″W / 43.992977°N 114.689571°W / 43.992977; -114.689571 (Champion Lake 6)
Champion Lake 72,719 m (8,921 ft)056 m (184 ft)038 m (125 ft) 43°59′41″N114°40′38″W / 43.994641°N 114.677332°W / 43.994641; -114.677332 (Champion Lake 7)

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References

  1. Sawtooth National Forest. "Sawtooth National Forest" [map].1:126,720, 1"=2 miles. Twin Falls, Idaho: Sawtooth National Forest, United States Forest Service, 1998.
  2. "Valley Road fire grows to 13,000 acres in central Idaho". Spokesman.com. 7 September 2005. Retrieved 20 June 2025.