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Location: Grand Teton National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, US: Coordinates: 1]: Type: Moraine-dammed lake and dam: Primary inflows: Snake River: Primary outflows: Snake River: Basin countries: United States: Max. length: 15 mi (24 km): Max. width: 7 mi (11 km): Surface area: 25,540 acres (10,340 ha) [2]: Max. depth: 438 ft (134 m): Surface elevation: 6,772 ft (2,064 m): Islands: Over 15 ...
1929 U.S.G.S. Map of Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming - Geographicus - GrandTeton-USGS-1929 [a]. At its formation in 1929, Grand Teton National Park encompassed just six main lakes at the foot of the park's major peaks, but with the expansion of the park there are now 44 named lakes [1] within the boundary, and countless smaller unnamed lakes and ponds.
Jackson is a resort town in Teton County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 10,760 at the 2020 census, up from 9,577 in 2010. [5] It is the largest town in Teton County and its county seat. [6] Jackson is the principal town of the Jackson, WY-ID Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Teton County in Wyoming and Teton County in ...
Jackson Lake Dam is a concrete and earth-fill dam in the western United States, at the outlet of Jackson Lake in northwestern Wyoming. The lake and dam are situated within Grand Teton National Park in Teton County . [ 1 ]
Name Location Coordinates Amphitheater Lake: Grand Teton National Park, Teton County: 1]: Lake Alice: Lincoln County: Bradley Lake: Grand Teton National Park, Teton County: Dudley Lake: Grand Teton National Park, Teton County: 2]: Emma Matilda Lake: Grand Teton National Park, Teton County: Flaming Gorge Reservoir: Sweetwater County: Fremont Lake: Sublette County: Jackson Lake: Grand Teton ...
The Bull Lake glaciation, about 80,000–35,000 years ago, and the Pinedale glaciation, ending about 15,000 years ago, were much smaller and did not fill the entire valley. These glaciations carved the distinctive peaks of the Tetons into their present form and scoured lake basins in the valley floor, including modern-day Jackson Lake. [84]
The Wyoming National Forest had been created as the Yellowstone Forest Reserve in 1904, then renamed in 1908. [3] The Teton Forest Reserve was created at the same time, destined to become Teton National Forest. Ranger district offices are located in Pinedale, Kemmerer, Big Piney, Moran, Afton and Jackson. The forest headquarters is located in ...
Alpine is located at the southern end of the Snake River Canyon where the Snake River enters Palisades Reservoir.The town is also known as Alpine Junction since it marks the point where U.S. routes 26 and 89 turn in opposite directions.