Henrys Lake
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Henrys Lake is a small shallow natural lake, approximately 8 sq mi (20.7 km²) in area, 4 mi (6.4 km long) and 2 mi (3.2 km) wide, located at 6472 ft (1973 m) in the mountains of southeastern Idaho in the United States. It is located on the southwest side of the Henrys Lake Mountains northern Fremont County, approximately 2 mi (3.2 km) south the continental divide along the Montana state line, just west of Targhee Pass. The lake is part of the Targhee National Forest.
The lake provides the headwaters of the Henrys Fork River, a tributary of the Snake River. The lakes lies less than 10 mi (16 km) across the continental divide from the headwaters of the Missouri River in southwestern Montana.
Henrys Lake State Park is on the shore of the lake.