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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]
Priest Lake State Park is a public recreation area in Bonner County, Idaho, United States. The state park covers a total of 755 acres (306 ha) in the Selkirk Mountains about 30 miles (48 km) from the Canada–United States border . [ 2 ]
The Salmo-Priest Wilderness lies partially within the Priest Lake Ranger District of the IPNF and extends into the neighboring Colville National Forest. Four roadless areas are currently proposed for wilderness totaling 146,700 acres (590 km 2): [1] Salmo-Priest Roadless Area (Idaho Portion) Selkirk Crest; Scotchman Peaks; Mallard-Larkins
Idaho's oldest state park, Heyburn, was created in 1908, the first state park in the state and in the Pacific Northwest. [2] For much of the park system's history, it was managed by the Idaho Department of Lands, and briefly by the Idaho Transportation Department in the late 1940s.
Precipitation runoff from the mountain's western slope drains to Priest Lake, whereas the east slope drains to the Pack River, and both are part of the Pend Oreille River drainage basin. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 3,700 feet (1,128 meters) above the Pack River in three miles (4.8 km).
Outlet Bay is an unincorporated community in Bonner County, Idaho, United States. Outlet Bay is located on the southwest shore of Priest Lake, 21 miles (34 km) north of Priest River. The community is served by Idaho State Highway 57.
McArthur Lake Deep Creek Earthfill McArthur Lake: Idaho Fish and Game: 1942 Milner Dam: Snake River: Rockfill 73 22 Milner Lake: 36,300 0.0448 58.3 Milner Dam, Inc. 1905 Minidoka Dam: Snake River: Earthfill/concrete 86 26 Lake Walcott: 210,200 0.2593 28 USBR 1906 Mormon Dam: McKinney Creek: Earthfill 23 7.0 Mormon Reservoir: 19,280 0.02378 0
The Priest River has three major tributaries. On the left, there is the East River. This river has about twenty tributaries itself, and flows into the Priest about 1 mile from Big Creek. On the right there is the Upper West Branch of the Priest River, and the Lower West Branch of the Priest River. These never merge.