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rainbow-cutthroat hybrids, which make up 24 percent of the population. The average size is 19 inches, although Idaho Fish and Game found hybrids longer than 25 inches. Brook trout make up 21 percent of the population. The average length is 16 inches, with biologists finding several brook trout that exceeded 20 inches in length. There is a fish hatchery on the north side of the lake that helps to replenish the lake.
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began construction of a training outpost to be called the West Yellowstone Winter Training Camp near Henrys Lake Station. Plans were created that included a 100,000 acre training area that could hold 30,000 personnel. Some buildings were constructed in 1941, but were ordered destroyed in 1942. At the
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near Goose Bay and the Henrys Lake Outlet with hiking trails, camping facilities and boat ramp. Frome Park on the west shore of Henrys Lake is owned and operated by Fremont County. The park's limited facilities include a boat ramp and campsites, both of which are free. The South Shore Boat Access
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Henrys Lake is home to a variety of migrating birds. The western and eastern edges of the lake provide wetland/marsh habitats that serve as breeding areas for many birds in spring. Notable at Henrys Lake are white pelicans, widgeon, lesser scaup, cormorants, red-necked and western grebes, coots,
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Henrys Lake is a popular destination for sport fishing. The most common species in the lake is Yellowstone cutthroat. They make up 55 percent of the trout population. The average size in 2015 was 15 inches, with biologists finding some fish over 20 inches. The second most prevalent species is
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mallards, bufflehead, ring-necked ducks, Canada geese, blue-winged teal, eared grebe, killdeer, common merganser, common tern, cinnamon teal, trumpeter swans, great blue heron, California seagulls, bald eagles, Swainson's hawks, red-tailed hawks, red-winged blackbirds, cowbirds and more.
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Springs are found around the shoreline at Staley Springs, Pintail Point, Kelly Springs, the Cliffs, and along the northshore of the lake. Inlets are found at Timber Creek, Targhee Creek, Howard Creek, Duck Creek, Hope Creek, and Kenny Creek.
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skirts around Henry's Lake. Many northbound through hikers opt out of this section when leaving Yellowstone National Park and entering the Centennial Mountain Range in Idaho.
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resident that the military did not want to interfere with trumpeter swans which used the lake as a breeding ground. The winter training program was relocated to
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rested for several days on the side of the lake. To this point, Howards troops had marched every day for 26 days at an unusually quick pace.
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The area surrounding Henrys Lake has been inhabited by Native Americans for centuries. It was later seen by and named after
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A dam built at the outlet of Henrys Lake in 1923 dramatically increased the surface area of the lake.
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time, the military offered no reasoning for the reversal of the plan. It was later discovered by an
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offers a boat ramp, primitive camping, fishing, and platform for wildlife viewing.
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Wetlands at the west end of Henrys Lake, a breeding area for birds.
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Henry's Lake

Location of Henrys Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Henrys Lake in Idaho, USA.
Fremont County
Idaho
U.S.
44°38′31″N 111°24′14″W / 44.642°N 111.404°W / 44.642; -111.404
Primary outflows
Henrys Fork
Basin
United States
alpine lake
western United States
eastern Idaho
elevation
sea level
Henrys Lake Mountains
Fremont County
continental divide
Montana
Targhee Pass
Sawtell Peak
Henrys Fork
Snake River
Missouri River
Montana
Yellowstone National Park
enclave
Caribou-Targhee National Forest

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