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Diamond Lake
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Location of Diamond Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Diamond Lake in Idaho, USA.
Diamond Lake
Location in Idaho
Location of Diamond Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Diamond Lake in Idaho, USA.
Diamond Lake
Location in the United States
Location Elmore County, Idaho
Coordinates 43°55′38″N 115°09′19″W / 43.927158°N 115.155297°W / 43.927158; -115.155297
Lake type Glacial
Primary outflows Little Queens River to Middle Fork Boise River
Basin countries United States
Max. length 0.16 mi (0.26 km)
Max. width 0.09 mi (0.14 km)
Surface elevation 8,075 ft (2,461 m)

Diamond Lake is a small alpine lake in Elmore County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 454 along the Little Queens River.

Diamond Lake is in the Sawtooth Wilderness, and a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries. Triangle Lake is 0.15 mi (0.24 km) east of Diamond Lake, although over a ridge and in a separate sub-basin.

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