Priest Lake

Priest Lake
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Location	Bonner County, Idaho, United States
Coordinates	48°34′N 116°52′W / 48.567°N 116.867°W / 48.567; -116.867
Primary inflows	Priest River (via Upper Priest Lake) Indian creek Lion creek Hunt creek
Primary outflows	Priest River
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	19 mi (31 km)
Max. width	4.4 mi (7.1 km)
Surface area	26,000 acres (110 km2)
Max. depth	369 ft (112 m)
Surface elevation	2,439 ft (743 m)
Islands	7

Priest Lake is a lake in Idaho, United States, in the northernmost portion of the Idaho Panhandle, 80 miles (130 km) northeast of Spokane, Washington. The northern end of the lake extends to within 15 miles (24 km) of the Canada–United States border. The primary lake, lower Priest, is 19 miles (31 km) long and over 300 feet (91 m) deep.^[1] Upper Priest is connected by a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) thoroughfare to lower Priest.^[2]