Leah Lake

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Leah Lake
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Leah Lake
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Leah Lake
Location Blaine County, Idaho
Coordinates 43°54′27″N114°58′24″W / 43.907381°N 114.973239°W / 43.907381; -114.973239
Type Glacial
Primary inflows Alpine Creek
Primary outflows Alpine Creek to Alturas Lake Creek to Salmon River
Basin  countries United States
Max. length0.43 mi (0.69 km)
Max. width0.17 mi (0.27 km)
Surface elevation8,535 ft (2,601 m)

Leah Lake is a small alpine lake in Blaine County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. There are no trails leading to the lake or the Alpine Creek drainage. [1]

Leah Lake is in the Sawtooth Wilderness; a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries. Logjam Lake is upstream of Leah Lake while Alturas Lake is downstream.

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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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