Miche Wabun Lake

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Miche Wabun Lake
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Miche Wabun Lake
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Miche Wabun Lake
Location Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, US
Coordinates 48°57′27″N113°49′12″W / 48.95750°N 113.82000°W / 48.95750; -113.82000 [1]
Type Natural
Primary outflows North Fork Belly River River
Basin  countriesUnited States
Max. length.70 miles (1.13 km)
Max. width.20 miles (0.32 km)
Surface elevation5,964 ft (1,818 m)

Miche Wabun Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Runoff from the Miche Wabun Glacier and other icefields feed the lake after cascading over Miche Wabun Falls. Miche Wabun Lake is at the head of the North Fork Belly River and is surrounded by Kaina Mountain to the east, Miche Wabun Peak to the north and Goat Haunt Mountain to the southwest. [2]

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References

  1. "Miche Wabun Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2011-02-05.
  2. "Mount Cleveland, MT" (Map (USGS Quad)). TopoQuest. Retrieved 2011-02-05.