| Whitefish Lake | |
|---|---|
| epɫx̣ʷy̓u (Kalispel-Pend d'Oreille) | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Whitefish_Lake_from_State_Beach_to_Whitefish_Mountain_Resort_Autumn_Courtesy_of_Mike_Koopal.jpg) View from Whitefish Lake State Park beach looking north to Whitefish Mountain Resort in autumn, courtesy Mike Koopal | |
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| Location | Flathead County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 48°27′04″N 114°22′53″W / 48.45111°N 114.38139°W |
| Primary outflows | Whitefish River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Max. width | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Surface area | 5.2 square miles (13 km2) |
| Average depth | 82 feet (25 m) |
| Max. depth | 233 feet (71 m) |
| Residence time | 2.6 years |
| Shore length1 | 15.9 miles (25.6 km) |
| Surface elevation | 2,999 feet (914 m) |
| Settlements | Whitefish, Montana |
| References | [1][2] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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Whitefish Lake ; (Salish: epɫx̣ʷy̓u[3]) is a natural oligotrophic freshwater lake in Flathead County, Montana, United States.
- ^ "Whitefish Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Whitefish Lake Institute (2015). Whitefish Area Water Resources Report: A Status of the Whitefish Lake Watershed and Surrounding Area (PDF) (Report). Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
- ^ Tachini, Pete; Louie Adams; Sophie Mays; Mary Lucy Parker; Johnny Arlee; Frances Vanderburg; Lucy Vanderburg; Diana Christopher-Cote (1998). nyoʻnuntn q̓éymin, Flathead Nation Salish dictionary. Pablo, Montana: Bilingual Education Department, Salish Kootenai College. p. 161.