Yellowstone Lake
Caldera-filling alpine waters
Yellowstone Lake is a large high-elevation lake in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming—the largest freshwater lake in North America above 7,000 feet.
Fed by snowmelt and geothermal springs, it sits in a volcanic caldera and remains cold year-round.
The lake is a destination for fishing and boating within the park.
- cutthroat troutNative western fish, marked jaw
- shorelineLand-water boundary
- boat launchRamp into water
- hot springsHeated groundwater emerging naturally
- thermal featuresHeat-related geological phenomena
habitat · Native American heritage · boating · basin · caldera · fumaroles · fishing · hydrothermal vents · archeological sites · park rangers · exploration · watershed · migratory birds · backcountry camping · national park · kayaking · geysers · tributary
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Engineered body of water
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