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Hayden Lake
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Location	Kootenai County, ID, United States
Coordinates	47°45′45″N 116°43′09″W / 47.762476°N 116.719240°W / 47.762476; -116.719240
Lake type	open lake
Primary outflows	Spokane Valley–Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	3,800 acres (15.4 km2)
Max. depth	178 feet (54 m)
Shore length1	40 miles (64 km)
Surface elevation	2,239 feet (682 m)
Settlements	Hayden Lake Hayden
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Hayden, also known as Hayden Lake, is a lake located Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. Hayden Lake is one of several natural lakes in northern Idaho; its shoreline is heavily populated with homes and it has limited public access. There are four boat launches, three of them public. The lake is part of the Spokane Valley–Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer.

Originally known as Lake Hayden, it is now more commonly known as Hayden Lake, to match the eponymous city located on the lakes shores.