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Edna Lake
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Location	Boise County, Idaho
Coordinates	43°58′15″N 114°59′30″W / 43.97083°N 114.99167°W / 43.97083; -114.99167
Lake type	Glacial
Primary inflows	South Fork Payette River
Primary outflows	South Fork Payette River
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	0.39 mi (0.63 km)
Max. width	0.27 mi (0.43 km)
Surface elevation	8,404 ft (2,562 m)

Edna Lake is an alpine lake in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Stanley and 14.5 miles (23.3 km) southeast of Grandjean. Located in the remote central Sawtooth Wilderness, Edna Lake can be reached by trails from many directions, including the Sawtooth Valley (east), Grandjean (northwest), Redfish Lake (north), and Atlanta (south).

Edna Lake is in a basin with several other lakes, including Vernon Lake and Virginia Lake along the spine of the Sawtooths just below the border of Boise, Custer, and Elmore counties.

Edna Lake is in the Sawtooth Wilderness and wilderness permit can be obtained at trailheads.