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Lake Pend Oreille
 Sandpoint, ID
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Aquatic Life: Might See Something
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Winter: Under 50°F/10°C
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From LakeDiver.com; Elavation 2050 feet
Lake Pend Oreille was glacially formed during the ice age
Covers an area of 148 sq. miles and is 40 miles long & 4 miles wide
It is one of the deepest lakes in the world (5th deepest in US)
Whitetail deer, squirrels, black bears, coyotes and bobcats are known to reside in these forests
Bald Eagles, osprey, owls, hummingbirds, hawks, woodpeckers, ducks and the mountain bluebird are seen in the skies around the lake
During World War II, the south end of Lake Pend Oreille was the second largest naval training ground in the United States
The lake is still used to test large-scale submarine prototypes: the depth gives it acoustic properties similar to the open ocean, without the background noise of the ocean