Scoop Lake

Scoop Lake
Location of Scoop Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Scoop Lake in Idaho, USA.
Scoop Lake
Location of Scoop Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Scoop Lake in Idaho, USA.
Scoop Lake
LocationCuster County, Idaho
Coordinates44°04′24″N 114°35′39″W / 44.073226°N 114.594253°W / 44.073226; -114.594253
TypeGlacial
Primary outflowsLittle Boulder Creek to East Fork Salmon River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length842 ft (257 m)
Max. width535 ft (163 m)
Surface area8.2 acres (3.3 ha)
Surface elevation9,649 ft (2,941 m)[1]

Scoop 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.[2]

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

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scoop Lake
  2. ^ Sawtooth National Forest. “Sawtooth National Forest” [map].1:126,720, 1”=2 miles. Twin Falls, Idaho: Sawtooth National Forest, United States Forest Service, 1998.