Jackson Lake
by Robert Bales
Title
Jackson Lake
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
A view of Jackson Lake in the Grand Teton National Park.
Jackson Lake is located in north western Wyoming in Grand Teton National Park.This natural lake was enlarged by the construction of the Jackson Lake Dam which as originally built in 1911, enlarged again in 1916 and rebuilt once again by 1989.The top 33 ft (10 m), of the lake is utilized by farmers in Idaho for irrigation purposes. The lake is the remnant of large glacial gouging from the neighboring Teton Range to the west and the Yellowstone Plateau to the north. The lake is primarily fed by the Snake River which flows in from the north and empties at the Jackson Lake Dam. Jackson Lake is one of the largest high altitude lakes in the U.S. at an elevation of 6,772 ft (2,064 m) above sea level. The lake is up to 15 mi (24 km) long, 7 mi (11 km) wide and 438 ft (134 m) deep. The water of the lake averages below 60 �F (16 �C) even during the summer.
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November 3rd, 2011
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Comments (4)
Lyric Lucas
Congratulations, your beautiful artistic work is Featured on the home page of the "Bedroom Art Gallery" group.12/5/23.
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks so much, Lyric for the feature, congratulations, comment, and promotion!
Steve Rich
Your work deserves to be showcased on the homepage of "The Meandering Photographer" Please consider adding this work to the "Feature History, The Meandering Photographer (Oct-Dec 2023)" active discussion thread. (l/f on 12-5-2023)
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