Little Redfish Lake
| Little Redfish Lake | ||
|---|---|---|
Primary inflows Redfish Lake Creek | | |
| Primary outflows | Redfish Lake Creek to Salmon River | |
| Basin countries | United States | |
| Max. length | 0.34 miles (0.55 km) | |
| Max. width | 0.46 miles (0.74 km) | |
| Surface elevation | 6,489 feet (1,978 m) | |
Little Redfish Lake in central Idaho is in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Custer County.
Little Redfish Lake is a picturesque mountain lake (photo) on the northeast edge of the Sawtooth mountain range in central Idaho, five miles south of Stanley in and less than mile from State Highway 75.[1]
Its surface
. The lakes flow into the river via Redfish Lake Creek.Besides the red-scaled salmon that come to this lake, Little Redfish Lake also has a clay pit, located at the bottom of the lake.
In 1961, Richard Brautigan wrote portions of his novella Trout Fishing in America while camping near the lake, which is featured in several chapters of the book.[2]
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Little Redfish Lake -
Little Redfish Lake barely visible from the Alpine Way Trail
See also
- List of lakes in Idaho
References
- ^ Sawtooth National Forest. "Sawtooth National Forest" [map].1:126,720, 1"=2 miles. Twin Falls, Idaho: Sawtooth National Forest, United States Forest Service, 1998.
- ^ "Richard Brautigan > Trout Fishing in America". www.brautigan.net. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
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