Painted Lake is an alpine lake located in the Hilgard Lakes Basin and South Fork Hilgard Creek drainage within the Taylor Hilgard Unit of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness.
Painted Lake
| Size: | 4.53 acres |
| Elevation: | 9314 ft |
| Directions: | Access the lake from the Beaver Creek Road FR#985 which is off of HWY 287 north of Quake Lake. Use the Potamogeton Trailhead and take Trail#202 to Trail#201 towards the Hilgard Basin. Continue past Blue Paradise Lake and proceed over a ridge to the lake. |
| Status of the Fishery: | This lake has been stocked with Westslope Cutthroat Trout since 2009. It is on a four-year stocking schedule and the last plant occurred in 2024. FWP last sampled the lake in 2006 and the fish ranged from 4.0-15.2 inches in length. |
| Township/Range/Section: | 10S 2E 26 |
| Latitude/Longitude: | 44.92833 -111.44049 |
| FWP Region: | Region 3 |
| County: | |
| Fishing District: | Central |
| Type: | MTNLAKE |
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| Waterbody | Year | Section | Species | Count | AveLength | StdDevLength | MinLength | MaxLength | AveWeight | StdDevWeight | MinWeight | MaxWeight |
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| Year | Species Abbrv | Length | Weight | M/C | Count | Sex | Mort | Hook Scar | Disease | Scales | Otolith | Fin Clip | Tag | Comment | Genetics | Age | Stomach | Intercept | Slope | Gear | Equipment | Trip | Date | Pass/Run | Water | Section | Lat/Down | Lon/Down | Lat/Up | Lon/Up | Agency | Start Depth | End Depth |
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No fishing pressure information found.
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No Gauging Stations found.
There is no fish consumption advisory for this waterbody.
