List of lakes in Lake County, Montana

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There are at least 80 named lakes and reservoirs in Lake County, Montana .

Lake A body of relatively still water, in a basin surrounded by land

A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land, apart from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are also larger and deeper than ponds, though there are no official or scientific definitions. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams, which are usually flowing. Most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams.

Reservoir A storage space for fluids

A reservoir is, most commonly, an enlarged natural or artificial lake, pond or impoundment created using a dam or lock to store water.

Lake County, Montana County in the United States

Lake County is a county located in the northwest part of the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 28,746. Its county seat is Polson.

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Lakes

Flathead Lake moraine-dammed lake

Flathead Lake is a large natural lake in northwest Montana, and is the largest natural freshwater lake by surface area that is west of the source of the Missouri River in the contiguous United States.

The Frog Lakes are a group of lakes, drained eastward by an unnamed stream feeding the Frog River, a tributary of the Kechika River in the Stikine Ranges of the Northern Interior of British Columbia. Though not the hydrological source of the Frog River, the lakes are notably located in an east-west aligned valley which forms the divide between the basins of the Stikine River and that of the Liard, and are therefore located on the Continental Divide between the Pacific and Arctic drainages. Draining from their west is the Pitman River, a Stikine tributary, from an unnamed lake just to their west( which also drains east to feed the Frog Lakes themselves), while the Kechika is a major tributary of the Liard, which is a tributary of the Mackenzie. The Frog Lakes Pass, as dubbed by the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia and at an elevation of 1015 m (3330 ft), is the prominence col for 2668 m (8753 ft) Sharktooth Mountain, giving it a prominence of 1653m.

Icefloe Lake is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming. Icefloe Lake is .50 miles (0.80 km) west of Middle Teton and the same distance from South Teton to the SSE. Due to a being situated at high altitude, Icefloe Lake is only free of ice in late summer.

Reservoirs

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Notes

  1. "Ashley Lakes". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Black Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  3. "Blacktail Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  4. "Bond Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  5. "Cat Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  6. "Cedar Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  7. "Cliff Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  8. "Courville Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  9. "Crow Creek Lakes". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  10. "Disappointment Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  11. "Dry Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  12. "Dry Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  13. "Ducharm Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  14. "Duncan Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  15. "Estes Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  16. "Fatty Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  17. "First Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  18. "Flathead Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  19. "Frog Lakes". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  20. "Hall Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  21. "Horseshoe Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  22. "Icefloe Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  23. "Jette Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  24. "Lake Mary Ronan". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  25. "Lake of the Clouds". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  26. "Lake of the Stars". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  27. "Long Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  28. "Loon Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  29. "Loon Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  30. "Lost Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  31. "Lower Riddell Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  32. "Lucifer Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  33. "McDonald Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  34. "Metcalf Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  35. "Mikes Pond". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  36. "Moon Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  37. "Moore Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  38. "Mud Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  39. "No Fish Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  40. "Peck Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  41. "Picture Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  42. "Piper Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  43. "Pony Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  44. "Rainbow Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  45. "Ravalli Potholes". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  46. "Red Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  47. "Row Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  48. "Scenic Lakes". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  49. "Scout Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  50. "Shay Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  51. "Skags Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  52. "Sloan Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  53. "Sonielem Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  54. "Summit Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  55. "Swan Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  56. "Swartz Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  57. "Terrace Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  58. "Trinkus Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  59. "Twin Lakes". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  60. "Upper Riddell Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  61. "Van Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  62. "Webb Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  63. "Weed Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  64. "Wymore Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  65. "Crow Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  66. "Flathead Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  67. "Hellroaring Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  68. "Hillside Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  69. "Horte Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  70. "Kicking Horse Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  71. "Lower Crow Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  72. "McDonald Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  73. "Mission Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  74. "Ninepipe Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  75. "Pablo Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  76. "Pablo Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  77. "Saint Marys Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  78. "Saint Marys Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  79. "Turtle Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.

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