Lake Bonneville

Lake Bonneville (HMLYC)

Location: Malad City, ID 83252 Oneida County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 4.388', W 112° 54.31'

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20,000 years ago, this land was under water. Not far to the north, you can see the old shore of Lake Bonneville.

Formed in a basin from which no river reached the ocean, this became the largest lake in North America. Finally the lake rose high enough to overflow into the Snake River. Then after the climate got drier, and the great basin of Utah and Nevada became mostly a desert, the lake receded. Salt Lake and two other remnants are all that are left of this old 20,000 square mile lake.
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HM NumberHMLYC
Series This marker is part of the Idaho: Idaho State Historical Society series
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Marker Number317
Placed ByIdaho Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at 12:46am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 342396 N 4659652
Decimal Degrees42.07313333, -112.90516667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 4.388', W 112° 54.31'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 4' 23.28" N, 112° 54' 18.60" W
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Area Code(s)208
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 333 I-84, Malad City ID 83252, US
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