Island Lake (White Cloud Mountains)

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Island Lake
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Island Lake
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Island Lake
Location Custer County, Idaho
Coordinates 44°05′42″N114°35′39″W / 44.095109°N 114.594083°W / 44.095109; -114.594083 Coordinates: 44°05′42″N114°35′39″W / 44.095109°N 114.594083°W / 44.095109; -114.594083
Lake type Glacial
Primary outflows Big Boulder Creek to East Fork Salmon River
Basin  countries United States
Max. length400 m (1,300 ft)
Max. width125 m (410 ft)
Surface elevation2,525 m (8,284 ft)
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Island Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 806. [1]

Island Lake is southwest of D. O. Lee Peak and southwest of Goat Lake, although not in the same sub-basin. There is one small island on the lake near the eastern shore.

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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.

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