{{Short description|Lake in Glacier County, Montana, U.S.}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox lake |name = Swiftcurrent Lake |image = Swiftcurrent Lake Glacier National Park.jpg |alt = Photos of a very still Swiftcurrent lake with clouds, trees, and mountains reflecting in the water like a mirror. |caption = Swiftcurrent Lake in Glacier National Park |image_bathymetry = |caption_bathymetry = |location = Glacier National Park (U.S.), Glacier County, Montana,<br>United States |coords = {{coord|48|47|43|N|113|39|41|W|type:waterbody_region:US|display=inline,title}}<ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis|id=777378|name=Swiftcurrent Lake|accessdate=2011-01-30}}</ref> |type = Natural |inflow = |outflow = |catchment = |basin_countries = United States |length = {{convert|1|mi|abbr=on}} |width = {{convert|.5|mi|abbr=on}} |area = |depth = |max-depth = {{convert|30|ft|abbr=on}} |volume = |residence_time = |shore = |elevation = {{convert|4878|ft|abbr=on}} |islands = |cities = <!-- Map --> | pushpin_map = Montana#USA | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = Location of Swiftcurrent Lake in Montana, USA. | pushpin_map_caption = <!-- Below --> | website = | reference = }} '''Swiftcurrent Lake''' is located in the Many Glacier region of Glacier National Park, in the U.S. state of Montana.<ref name=topoquest>{{cite web|title=Many Glacier, MT|publisher=TopoQuest|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=48.79526&lon=-113.66150&datum=nad83&zoom=4|format=Map (USGS Quad)|accessdate=2011-01-30}}</ref> The Many Glacier Hotel, the largest hotel in the park, is along the east shore of the lake. Many hiking trails originate from the area and scenic tour boats provide access to the lake for visitors.
Swiftcurrent Lake lies at {{convert|4878|ft}} above sea level.<ref name=topoquest/> Nearby lakes include the much larger Lake Sherburne to the east and Lake Josephine to the immediate southwest. The mountains immediately west of the lake rise {{convert|3000|ft}} above the lake. The fast disappearing Grinnell Glacier is one of several glaciers and snowfields that provide water for the streams that replenish the lake. Mount Gould, Grinnell Point and Mount Wilbur are the largest mountains immediately west of the lake. It consists of two basins, each between {{convert|15|feet}} and {{convert|30|feet}} in depth.<ref name="ll_swift">{{cite web|title=Swiftcurrent Lake, Montana, USA|publisher=lakelubbers.com|url=https://www.lakelubbers.com/swiftcurrent-lake-2220/|accessdate=2021-09-10}}</ref> <gallery mode=packed heights=180> Montana - Many Glacier Hotel - 20180830221144.jpg|Lake with Many Glacier Hotel on the left </gallery>
==See also== * {{commonscat-inline}} * List of lakes in Glacier County, Montana
==References== {{reflist}}{{Glacier National Park}} {{Authority control}}
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