Lake Frances (Glacier County, Montana)

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Lake Frances
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Lake Frances
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Lake Frances
Location Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, US
Coordinates 48°56′20″N114°00′07″W / 48.93889°N 114.00194°W / 48.93889; -114.00194 [1]
Type Natural
Primary inflows Thunderbird Creek
Primary outflows Olson Creek
Basin  countriesUnited States
Max. length.60 miles (0.97 km)
Max. width.30 miles (0.48 km)
Surface elevation5,255 ft (1,602 m)

Lake Frances is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Runoff from the Dixon Glacier empties into the south side of the lake while runoff from Thunderbird Glacier flows into Thunderbird Creek and into the east shore of the lake. [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lake Frances". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2011-02-06.
  2. ↑ "Mount Carter, MT" (Map (USGS Quad)). TopoQuest. Retrieved 2011-02-06.


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