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Priest Lake is a lake in Idaho, United States, in the northernmost portion of the Idaho Panhandle, 80 miles (130 km) northeast of Spokane, Washington. The northern end of the lake extends to within 15 miles (24 km) of the Canada–United States border. The primary lake, lower Priest, is 19 miles (31 km) long and over 300 feet (91 m) deep. [1]
J. Percy Priest Lake is a reservoir in north central part of Tennessee. It is formed by J. Percy Priest Dam , located between miles six and seven of the Stones River . The dam (easily visible from Interstate 40 ) is located about 10 miles (16 km) east of downtown Nashville and impounds a lake 42 mi (68 km) long.
Outlet Bay is located on the southwest shore of Priest Lake, 21 miles (34 km) north of Priest River. The community is served by Idaho State Highway 57. References
Priest Lake State Park is a public recreation area in Bonner County, Idaho, United States. The state park covers a total of 755 acres (306 ha) in the Selkirk Mountains about 30 miles (48 km) from the Canada–United States border . [ 2 ]
Nantachie Lake; Negro Lake; Raccourci Old River (oxbow lake) Lake Pagie in Terrebonne Parish; Lake Palourde; Pelican Lake in Terrebonne Parish; Lake Peigneur; Lake Pontchartrain (largest water body within Louisiana, not a lake but a tidal estuary) Poverty Point Reservoir; Lake Rodemacher in Rapides Parish; Sabine Lake (extends into Texas)
The Pend Oreille River starts in northern Idaho, at Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho's largest lake. Cocolalla Creek is the first major tributary. The next one is the Priest River, this is 68 miles (109 km) long, and has three rivers flowing into it. Sullivan Creek is the last big tributary. The Clark Fork is also considered a tributary, as is the Pack.
The lake is formed by the damming of the Obey River, 7.3 miles (11.7 km) above its juncture with the Cumberland River at river mile 380. Portions of the lake also cover the Wolf River . Dale Hollow is one of four major flood control reservoirs for the Cumberland; the others being Percy Priest Lake , Lake Cumberland , and Center Hill Lake . [ 2 ]
The park is mostly situated along the eastern shores of Percy Priest Lake, an artificial lake created by an impoundment of the Stones River. Long Hunter State Park comprises three lake sections — Baker's Grove in the north, Couchville at the center, and Bryant Grove to the south. All three sections are connected by narrow strips of land.