Lower Slide Lake facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lower Slide Lake
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Location	Bridger-Teton National Forest, Teton County, Wyoming, US
Coordinates	43°37′55″N 110°31′48″W / 43.63194°N 110.53000°W / 43.63194; -110.53000
Type	Natural lake
Primary inflows	Gros Ventre River
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	2 mi (3.2 km)
Max. width	.5 mi (.8 km)
Surface area	650 acres (260 ha)
Surface elevation	6,908 ft (2,106 m)

Lower Slide Lake is located in Bridger-Teton National Forest, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The natural lake was created on June 23, 1925 when the Gros Ventre landslide dammed the Gros Ventre River. The lake was once much larger, however part of the rock dam failed less than two years later, on May 18, 1927, causing deadly flooding downstream. The lake waters have natural and stocked fish including lake and Snake River fine-spotted cutthroat trout, and mountain whitefish.