Bear Lake

Summary

Bear Lake is a lake^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,416 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bear Lake is located in Bear Lake County^[3].
• Bear Lake is located in Rich County^[4].
• Bear Lake is in the country of United States^[5].
• Bear Lake's instance of is recorded as lake^[6].
• Bear Lake's inflows is recorded as Bear River^[7].
• Bear Lake's outflows is recorded as Bear Lake Outlet^[8].
• Bear Lake's basin country is recorded as United States^[9].
• Bear Lake's Commons category is recorded as Bear Lake (Idaho–Utah)^[10].
• Bear Lake's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42, 'lon': -111.33333333333}^[11].
• Bear Lake's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+18.3'}^[12].
• Bear Lake sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+5924'}^[13].
• Bear Lake covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+109'}^[14].
• Bear Lake's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+7.1'}^[15].
• Bear Lake's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q81292', 'amount': '+5862957'}^[16].
• Bear Lake's perimeter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+48'}^[17].
• Bear Lake's residence time of water is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+19.6'}^[18].
• Bear Lake's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+208'}^[19].

Body

Geography

Bear Lake is in the country of United States^[5]. Located in include Bear Lake County^[3], a county of Idaho^[20], in United States^[21], founded in 1875^[22] and Rich County^[4], a county of Utah^[23], in United States^[24], founded in 1868^[25].

Physical Characteristics

Bear Lake covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+109'}^[14]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+5924'}^[13]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+18.3'}^[12].

Designation and Status

Bear Lake's instance of is recorded as lake^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bear Lake include Bear Lake County^[26], a county of Idaho^[27], in United States^[28], founded in 1875^[29] and Laketown^[30], a town in the United States^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1864^[33].

Why It Matters

Bear Lake ranks in the top 2% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,416 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for it include Bear Lake County^[26], a county of Idaho^[27], in United States^[28], founded in 1875^[29] and Laketown^[30], a town in the United States^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1864^[33].