Lower Two Medicine Lake

Lower Two Medicine Lake
Lower Two Medicine Lake seen from Spot Mountain
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Location	Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, US
Coordinates	48°29′32″N113°15′49″W / 48.49222°N 113.26361°W / 48.49222; -113.26361 [1]
Type	Natural/Dam
Primary inflows	Two Medicine Creek
Primary outflows	Two Medicine River
Basin  countries	United States
Max. length	2 miles (3.2 km)
Max. width	0.40 miles (0.64 km)
Surface elevation	4,882 ft (1,488 m)

Lower Two Medicine Lake is a natural freshwater lake in Montana, jointly owned by Glacier National Park and the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. A permit is necessary to fish in the eastern half, owned by the Blackfeet Indian Reservation.

The water level is regulated by Lower Two Medicine Dam, an earthen structure built in 1967 for flood control and irrigation storage. ^[2] It is owned and operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. ^[3]

Gallery

Lower Two Medicine Lake with Scenic Point (centered) and Rising Wolf Mountain (right)

See also

• List of lakes in Glacier County, Montana

References

1. "Lower Two Medicine Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2010-12-26.
2. "Kiowa, MT" (Map (USGS Quad)). TopoQuest. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
3. "Lower Two Medicine Lake". Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2012-08-13.