Spirit Lake (Idaho)

Spirit Lake is a lake in the western United States, located in Kootenai County in northern Idaho.[1]

Spirit Lake
Spirit Lake
LocationKootenai County, Idaho
Coordinates47.94°N 116.90°W / 47.94; -116.90
Typelake
Surface elevation2,440 feet (740 m)

According to tradition, Spirit Lake received its name from the spirit of a heartbroken Native American woman whose drowning in the lake was intentional.[2][3][4] Its surface elevation is 2,440 feet (744 m) above sea level. The lake is about 16 miles (26 km) north-northwest of the city of Coeur d'Alene.

The city of Spirit Lake is on a narrow arm of the lake, on its northeast shore.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spirit Lake (Idaho)
  2. Tudehope, Scott (August 25, 1980). "Naming towns in pioneer days was fast, easy - and personal". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. p. 5.
  3. "Picturesque Spirit Lake gets its name from Indian lovers' legend". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. (aerial photo). December 1, 1952. p. 14.
  4. Lindsay, Stephen (August 23, 2007). "Spooky things going on in Spirit Lake". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. PF3.


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