Lena Lake (Glacier County, Montana)

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Lena Lake
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Lena Lake
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Lena Lake
Location Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, US
Coordinates 48°24′17″N113°20′17″W / 48.40472°N 113.33806°W / 48.40472; -113.33806 [1]
Type Natural
Primary outflows Railroad Creek
Basin  countriesUnited States
Max. length.20 miles (0.32 km)
Max. width.10 miles (0.16 km)
Surface elevation6,411 ft (1,954 m)

Lena Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. [2] Richard T. Evans, USGS topographer who worked on the early map of Glacier Park, is reported to have named this lake for his wife, Macy Lena Leins. [3]

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  1. ↑ "Lena Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2010-12-19.
  2. ↑ "Dancing Lady Mountain, MT" (Map (USGS Quad)). TopoQuest. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
  3. ↑ Through The Years In Glacier National Park An Administrative History, NPS.gov


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