Taggart Lake

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Taggart Lake
Taggart Lake - Taggart Lake at right is less than a half mile away from Bradley Lake on the left
Taggart Lake at right is less than a half mile away from Bradley Lake on the left
Location Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Coordinates 43°42′15″N, 110°45′14″WCoordinates: 43°42′15″N, 110°45′14″W
Lake type Natural lake
Basin countries United States
Max. length .80 mi (1.28 km)
Max. width .60 mi (.96 km)
Surface area 305 acres (123 ha)
Surface elevation 6,902 ft (2,103 m)

Taggart Lake is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming.[1] The natural lake is located at the terminus of Avalanche Canyon. A number of hiking trails can be found near the lake including a 3.2 mile (5.15 km) roundtrip hike commencing from the Taggart Lake Trail parking area.[2] The lake is approximately one mile south of Bradley Lake reckoned by trail distance

Taggart Lake is generally considered in good condition relative to eutropication measures even though there is a significant inflow of phosphate from natural phosphoria sources.[3] Turbidity is low and pH levels in taggart Lake have been measured in the alkaline range of about 8.5 to 8.7.[4]

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  1. ^ Taggart Lake, USGS Grand Teton (WY) Topo Map (Map). Topozone. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
  2. ^ Day Hikes (pdf). National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-01-28.
  3. ^ [http://www.awra.org/jawra/papers/J98141.html Journal of the American Water Resources Association, "Trophic State Evaluation for Selected Lakes in Grand Teton National Park", AWRA Paper Number 98141, J. Shaun Dustin and A. Woodruff Miller]
  4. ^ "Water quality baselines for selected surface waters within the Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks", Lumina Tech, 2007
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