Taggart Lake

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lake_name = Taggart Lake
image_lake = Bradley and Taggart Lakes.jpg
caption_lake = Taggart Lake at right is less than a half mile away from Bradley Lake on the left
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location = Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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type = Natural lake
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basin_countries = United States
length = .80 mi (1.28 km)
width = .60 mi (.96 km)
area = 305 acres (123 ha)
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elevation = 6,902 ft (2,103 m)
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Taggart Lake is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming. [cite web| title =Taggart Lake, USGS Grand Teton (WY) Topo Map| work =| publisher =TopoQuest| date =| url =http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=43.70409&lon=-110.75389&size=l&u=6&datum=nad27&layer=DRG| format =Map| accessdate = 2008-06-30] The natural lake is located at the terminus of Avalanche Canyon. A number of hiking trails can be found near the lake including a 3.2 mile (5.15 km) roundtrip hike commencing from the Taggart Lake Trail parking area. [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 lake is approximately one mile south of Bradley Lake reckoned by trail distance

Taggart Lake is generally considered in good condition relative to eutropication measures even though there is a significant inflow of phosphate from natural phosphoria sources. [ [http://www.awra.org/jawra/papers/J98141.html Journal of the American Water Resources Association, "Trophic State Evaluation for Selected Lakes in Grand Teton National Park", AWRA Paper Number 98141, J. Shaun Dustin and A. Woodruff Miller] ] Turbidity is low and pH levels in taggart Lake have been measured in the alkaline range of about 8.5 to 8.7. ["Water quality baselines for selected surface waters within the Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks", Lumina Tech, 2007]

ee also

*Geology of the Grand Teton area

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