Headwall Lake

Headwall Lake
Location Custer County, Idaho
Coordinates 44°04′28″N 114°35′54″W / 44.074340°N 114.598370°W / 44.074340; -114.598370Coordinates: 44°04′28″N 114°35′54″W / 44.074340°N 114.598370°W / 44.074340; -114.598370
Type Glacial
Primary inflows Snow melt
Primary outflows Little Boulder Creek to East Fork Salmon River
Basin countries United States
Max. length 840 ft (260 m)
Max. width 531 ft (162 m)
Surface area 7.0 acres (2.8 ha)
Surface elevation 9,760 ft (2,970 m)[1]

Headwall Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.[1] The lake is accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 683.[2]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Headwall 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.


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