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Lake McDonald

Lake McDonald is the largest lake in . It is located at in in the U.S. state of . Lake McDonald is approximately 10 miles long, and over a mile wide and 472 feet deep, filling a valley formed by a combination of erosion and activity.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Apgar.

Hamlet
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is one of the main villages in , located at the southern end of Lake McDonald, about one mile from the park's west entrance. is situated 5 miles southwest of Lake McDonald.

Lake McDonald

Latitude
48.584° or 48° 35′ 2″ north
Longitude
-113.9326° or 113° 55′ 57″ west
Elevation
3,156 feet (962 metres)
Open location code
85W8H3M8+HX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 82710227
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
5665260
Wiki­data ID
Q3178685
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Satellite Map

Discover Lake McDonald from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Lake McDonald” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بحيرة ماكدونالد”
  • Cebuano: “Lake McDonald (lanaw sa Estados Unidos, Montana)”
  • Cebuano: “Lake McDonald”
  • Chinese: “麦克唐纳湖”
  • Dutch: “Lake McDonald”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره ماكدونالد”
  • French: “lac McDonald”
  • French: “Lac McDonald”
  • Hebrew: “אגם מקדונלד”
  • Hindi: “मैकडॉनल्ड्स झील”
  • Japanese: “マクドナルド湖”
  • Lithuanian: “Makdonaldo ežeras”
  • Polish: “Lake McDonald”
  • Polish: “McDonald Lake”
  • Polish: “Terry Lake”
  • Spanish: “Lago McDonald”
  • Uzbek: “Lake McDonald”
  • Uzbek: “McDonald ko’li”
  • Vietnamese: “Hồ McDonald”
  • Welsh: “Llyn McDonald”
  • “McDonald”

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