Stanley Lake

{{Short description|Alpine lake in the state of Idaho}}

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| name = Stanley Lake

| image = Stanley Lake.JPG

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| caption = McGowan Peak and Stanley Lake

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| location = Custer County, Idaho

| coords = {{coord|44.244|-115.059|format=dms|type:waterbody_region:US-ID|display=inline,title}}

| type = Glacial

| inflow = Stanley Lake Creek

| outflow = Stanley Lake Creek to Salmon River

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| basin_countries = United States

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| elevation = {{convert|6513|ft}}

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| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Stanley Lake in Idaho, USA.

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Stanley Lake is an alpine lake in the western United States, located in Custer County, Idaho, at the base of the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.

The lake is approximately {{convert|7|mi|spell=in}} west of Stanley, readily accessed via a {{convert|3|mi|0|adj=on|spell=in}} spur road from State Highway 21.Sawtooth National Forest. "Sawtooth National Forest" [map].1:126,720, 1”=2 miles. Twin Falls, Idaho: Sawtooth National Forest, United States Forest Service, 1998. The surface elevation of the lake is {{convert|6513|ft}} above sea level.

Stanley Lake is northeast of the base of the {{convert|9860|ft|0|adj=on}} McGown Peak, and just south of the considerably smaller Elk Peak. The lake is {{convert|2|mi|0|spell=in}} downstream of Lady Face Falls on Stanley Lake Creek; it drains into the main Salmon River via Stanley Lake Creek and Valley Creek.

Recreational facilities at the lake include three campgrounds with nightly fees, a day use area, a boat launch, and hiking trails.

Image:SDC10313.JPG|Stanley Lake

Image:Behind Stanley Lake 3.JPG|Mountains Behind Stanley Lake

Image:Behind Stanley Lake 1.JPG|Wetlands Behind Stanley Lake