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 |
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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]