Shoshone Lake
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Shoshone Lake is a U.S. backcountry lake with an area of 8,050 acres (33 km2; 13 sq mi) with an elevation of 7,795 feet (2,376 m) in the southwest section of Yellowstone National Park in the state of Wyoming. It lies at the headwaters of the Lewis River, a tributary of the Snake River. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service believes that Shoshone Lake is the largest backcountry lake in the lower 48 states that cannot be reached by a road. The lake is located within the Yellowstone Caldera.[1]
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