| Shoshone Lake | |
|---|---|
 Shoshone Lake in 1988 | |
  Shoshone Lake  Shoshone Lake | |
| Location | Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 44°22′20″N 110°42′45″W / 44.37222°N 110.71250°W[1] |
| Primary outflows | Lewis River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 8,050 acres (32.6 km2) |
| Max. depth | 205 feet (62 m) |
| Surface elevation | 7,795 feet (2,376 m)[1] |
Shoshone Lake is a U.S. backcountry lake with an area of 8,050 acres (33 km2; 13 sq mi) with an elevation of 7,795 feet (2,376 m) in the southwest section of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. It lies at the headwaters of the Lewis River, a tributary of the Snake River. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service believes that Shoshone Lake is the largest backcountry lake in the lower 48 states that cannot be reached by a road.[2] The Yellowstone Caldera is located within the lake.[1][3]
- ^ a b "Shoshone Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Whittlesey, Lee (1988). Yellowstone Place Names. Helena, MT: Montana Historical Society Press. p. 138. ISBN 0-917298-15-2.
- ^ Lisa Morgan (10 February 2004). "Yellowstone Lake Geology Talk Transcript – The floor of Yellowstone Lake is anything but quiet: Volcanic and hydrothermal processes in a large lake above a magma chamber". Yellowstone Science Talks. Archived from the original on 1 May 2004. Retrieved 16 September 2005.