At the westernmost section of the lake in Apgar there is a National Park Service visitor center with limited lodging and dining facilities. Lake McDonald Lodge is the largest lodging facility on the lake and is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) east along the Going-to-the-Sun Road. The lodge was constructed in 1913–14 to resemble a rustic hunting lodge with Swiss-influenced architecture.[2]
McDonald Creek flows into and drains from the lake, and empties into the Middle Fork Flathead River shortly after.
Referencesedit
^"Elevation of Lake with altitude and height". elevationmap.net. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
^ ab"Lake McDonald Valley". NPS.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
External linksedit
Media related to Lake McDonald (category) at Wikimedia Commons
National Park Service. "Glacier National Park". Retrieved May 8, 2006.
Big Sky Fishing. "Lake McDonald: Fishing and Camping". Retrieved May 8, 2006.
December 02, 2023
lake, mcdonald, other, uses, disambiguation, largest, lake, glacier, national, park, located, flathead, county, state, montana, approximately, miles, long, over, mile, wide, feet, deep, filling, valley, formed, combination, erosion, glacial, activity, lies, el. For other uses see Lake McDonald disambiguation Lake McDonald is the largest lake in Glacier National Park It is located at 48 35 N 113 55 W 48 583 N 113 917 W 48 583 113 917 in Flathead County in the U S state of Montana Lake McDonald is approximately 10 miles 16 km long and over a mile 1 6 km wide and 472 feet 130 m deep filling a valley formed by a combination of erosion and glacial activity Lake McDonald lies at an elevation of 3 153 feet 961 m 1 and is on the west side of the Continental Divide Going to the Sun Road parallels the lake along its southern shoreline The surface area of the lake is 6 823 acres 27 6 km2 2 Lake McDonaldLake McDonald in the winterLake McDonaldShow map of MontanaLake McDonaldShow map of the United StatesLocationGlacier National Park Flathead County Montana USCoordinates48 34 09 N 113 56 07 W 48 56917 N 113 93528 W 48 56917 113 93528TypeNatural lakePrimary inflowsVarious streamsPrimary outflowsMcDonald CreekBasin countriesUnited StatesMax length10 mi 16 km Max width1 mi 1 6 km Surface area6 823 acres 2 761 ha Max depth472 ft 144 m Surface elevation3 153 ft 961 m The lake is home to numerous native species of trout and other game fish Catchable species include westslope cutthroat trout rainbow trout bull trout char lake trout char Lake Superior whitefish mountain whitefish kokanee salmon landlocked sockeye and suckers However the lake is nutrient poor and is not considered a prime fishing destination Grizzly bears black bear moose and mule deer are found in many places near the lake but are most common on the north shore The lake is surrounded by a dense coniferous forest dominated by various species of spruce fir and larch At the westernmost section of the lake in Apgar there is a National Park Service visitor center with limited lodging and dining facilities Lake McDonald Lodge is the largest lodging facility on the lake and is approximately 5 miles 8 0 km east along the Going to the Sun Road The lodge was constructed in 1913 14 to resemble a rustic hunting lodge with Swiss influenced architecture 2 McDonald Creek flows into and drains from the lake and empties into the Middle Fork Flathead River shortly after References edit Elevation of Lake with altitude and height elevationmap net Retrieved October 12 2017 a b Lake McDonald Valley NPS gov National Park Service Retrieved June 6 2015 External links edit nbsp Media related to Lake McDonald category at Wikimedia Commons National Park Service Glacier National Park Retrieved May 8 2006 Big Sky Fishing Lake McDonald Fishing and Camping Retrieved May 8 2006 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lake McDonald amp oldid 1084371251, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
