C57A9334 Lake McDonald - Glacier National Park

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Lake McDonald is the largest lake in Glacier National Park. It is located at 48°35′N 113°55′W in Flathead County in the U.S. state of Montana.

 

Lake McDonald is approximately 10 miles (16 km) long, and over a mile (1.6 km) wide and 472 feet (130 m) deep, filling a valley formed by a combination of erosion and glacial activity.

 

Lake McDonald lies at an elevation of 3,153 feet (961 m) and is on the west side of the Continental Divide.

 

The Going-to-the-Sun Road parallels the lake along its southern shoreline. The surface area of the lake is 6,823 acres (27.6 km2).

 

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