Lake Elwell

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Lake Elwell
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Lake Elwell
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Lake Elwell
Location Liberty / Toole counties, Montana, United States
Coordinates 48°19′20″N111°05′48″W / 48.32222°N 111.09667°W / 48.32222; -111.09667
Type reservoir
Primary inflows Marias River
Primary outflows Marias River
Basin  countriesUnited States
Surface area14,842 acres (60.06 km2)
Surface elevation3,025 ft (922 m)

Lake Elwell (a.k.a. Tiber Reservoir) is a reservoir in north central Montana. The reservoir was created by the damming of the Marias River at the Tiber Dam. Lake Elwell was named for Judge Charles B. Elwell (1888–1974), former director of the Montana Reclamation Association. [1]

See also

References

  1. "Lake Elwell". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.