Lewis Lake is located in the
U. S. state of
Wyoming in the southern part of
Yellowstone National Park, about southeast of Shoshone Lake, and approximately southwest of
Yellowstone Lake. Lewis Lake and
Shoshone Lake are both located a few miles northeast of the
Pitchstone Plateau
There are nine named plateaus in Yellowstone National Park. These plateaus are part of the much larger Yellowstone Plateau and dominate areas in the park south and west of the Gallatin Range, Gallatin and Absaroka Range, Absaroka mountain range ...
.
[General geographic info from USGS topographic maps accessed via the "GNIS in Google Map" feature of the USGS Geographic Names Information System website.]
The
Lewis River is the lake's primary inflow, draining south from
Shoshone Lake. The primary outflow of Lewis Lake is also the Lewis River, continuing south to join the
Snake River
The Snake River is a major river of the greater Pacific Northwest region in the United States. At long, it is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, in turn, the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean. The Snake ...
near the southern boundary of Yellowstone National Park. A few small creeks also feed Lewis Lake. There are several hot springs emptying into the lake on its northwestern shore and two more hot springs at the lake's southern end where it empties into the Lewis River. A campground is located on the lake's southeast shore. Yellowstone National Park's South Entrance Road (which is also numbered as
U.S. Route 287
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,
U.S. Route 89, and
U.S. Route 191), run along the east side of Lewis Lake.
[
Like the river, Lewis Lake is named for ]Meriweather Lewis
Meriwether Lewis (August 18, 1774 – October 11, 1809) was an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, with ...
, commander of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis lake holds brown, brook
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*Brook+, an explicit data-parallel C compiler
* BrookGPU, a framework for GPGPU programm ...
and lake trout and falls within the non-native trout tolerance area of the park. Anglers may keep up to five non-native trout per day but only one brown trout.
See also
* Angling in Yellowstone National Park
Angling in Yellowstone National Park is a major reason many visitors come to the park each year and since it was created in 1872, the park has drawn anglers from around the world to fish its waters. In 2006, over 50,000 park fishing permits were ...
* Fishes of Yellowstone National Park
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Notes
Lakes of Teton County, Wyoming
Lakes of Wyoming
Lakes of Yellowstone National Park
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