Waterdog Lake

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Waterdog Lake
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Waterdog Lake
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Waterdog Lake
Location Custer County, Idaho
Coordinates 44°04′21″N114°33′27″W / 44.072499°N 114.557543°W / 44.072499; -114.557543 Coordinates: 44°04′21″N114°33′27″W / 44.072499°N 114.557543°W / 44.072499; -114.557543
Type Glacial
Primary outflows Little Boulder Creek to East Fork Salmon River
Basin  countries United States
Max. length60 m (200 ft)
Max. width25 m (82 ft)
Surface elevation2,660 m (8,730 ft)

Waterdog Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 683. [1]

Waterdog Lake is northeast of Merriam Peak and located in the lower section of the Boulder Chain Lakes Basin.

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Lonesome Lake (Idaho)

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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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