Name: Bridge Bay

 

County: Teton

 

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Longitude:  1102523W

Latitude: 443200N

 

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Elevation: 7736/2358

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Feature Type: Lake

 

Origin of Name:

Bay, Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., small western extension of north shore of Yellowstone Lake. Named for Bridge Creek, which empties into the bay and so called by Hayden, 1871, because of a natural bridge of trachyte which crosses the creek about 1 mile above mouth.

Source: Decisions, 1890-1932

 

Other Names: Bridge Creek

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Lake

 

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