Lower Bead Lake

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Lower Bead Lake
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Lower Bead Lake
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Lower Bead Lake
Location Boise County, Idaho
Coordinates 44°04′19″N115°03′10″W / 44.071811°N 115.052883°W / 44.071811; -115.052883
Type Glacial
Primary inflows Goat Creek
Primary outflows Goat Creek to South Fork Payette River
Basin  countries United States
Max. length0.10 mi (0.16 km)
Max. width0.06 mi (0.097 km)
Surface elevation8,556 ft (2,608 m)

Lower Bead Lake is a small alpine lake in Boise 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 Goat Creek drainage. [1]

Lower Bead Lake is in the Sawtooth Wilderness, and a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries. The lake is downstream of Upper Bead Lake.

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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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