Two Ocean Lake

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lake_name = Two Ocean Lake
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location = Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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type = natural lake
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length = 2.8 mi (4.5 km)
width = .45 mi (.72 km)
area = 806 acres (326 ha)
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elevation = 6,896 ft (2,102 m)
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Two Ocean Lake is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming. [cite web| title =Two Ocean Lake, USGS Two Ocean Lake (WY) Topo Map| work =| publisher =TopoQuest| date =| url =http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=43.90749&lon=-110.52079&size=l&u=4&datum=nad27&layer=DRG| format =Map| accessdate = 2008-06-30 ] The natural lake is 2.4 miles (3.8 km) long and can be reached from a parking area adjacent to the lake. A 6.4 mile (10.3 km) trail circles the lake passing through groves of Aspen and various conifers. [cite web| title =Day Hikes| work =| publisher =National Park Service| date =| url =http://www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/upload/dayhikes.pdf| format =pdf| accessdate = 2007-01-28] The larger Emma Matilda Lake is one mile (1.6 km) south.

The name of the lake often causes people to mistakenly assume that has two outlets, each one draining to a different ocean. The name "Two Ocean" also refers to nearby Two Ocean Pass which spans the Continental Divide and where a small stream splits into two distributaries named Pacific Creek and Atlantic Creek that flow toward different oceans. Two Ocean Lake is on the western side of the divide, and only drains into Pacific Creek, which flows to the nearby Snake River.

ee also

*Geology of the Grand Teton area

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