Lake Pend Oreille
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| Location | Bonner / Kootenai counties, Idaho, United States |
| Coordinates | 48°10′0″N 116°20′0″W / 48.16667°N 116.33333°WCoordinates: 48°10′0″N 116°20′0″W / 48.16667°N 116.33333°W |
| Primary inflows | Clark Fork River, Pack River, Trestle Creek |
| Primary outflows | Pend Oreille River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 148 sq mi (383 km2) |
| Max. depth | 1,150 ft (351 m) |
Lake Pend Oreille (pronunciation: /pɒndəˈreɪ/) in the northern Idaho Panhandle is the largest lake in the U.S. state of Idaho and the 38th-largest lake by area in the United States, with a surface area of 148 square miles (380 km2). It is 43 miles (69 kilometers) long, and 1,150 feet (350 meters) deep in some regions, making it the fifth-deepest in the nation. It is fed by the Clark Fork River and the Pack River, and drains via the Pend Oreille River. It is surrounded by national forests and a few small towns, with the largest population on the lake at Sandpoint. The majority of the shoreline is non-populated. All but the southern tip of the lake is in Bonner County. The southern tip is in Kootenai County and is home to Farragut State Park, formerly the Farragut Naval Training Station during World War II of which a small part is still active and conducts US Navy acoustic underwater submarine research.
The surrounding forests consist of ponderosa pine, Douglas fir, red cedar, poplar, quaking aspen, hemlock, paper birch and western larch. Local animal species include white-tailed deer, elk, gray wolves, moose, mice, squirrels, black bears, grizzly bear, coyotes and bobcats, along with bald eagles, osprey, owls, hummingbirds, hawks, woodpeckers, ducks and the mountain bluebird. The lake is a home for several species of migratory water fowl.
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