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Water volume. 24,424 acre-feet (30,127,000 m 3) [2] Surface elevation. 4,035 ft (1,230 m) [1] Islands. 2. Holland Lake sits at the base of the Swan Range 20 miles (32 km) north of Seeley Lake in Missoula County, Montana. The area is part of Flathead National Forest and offers camping, hiking, swimming, and boating. [3]
There are at least 31 game and 59 non-game fish species known to occur in Montana. [1] Among Montana's fish, three are listed as endangered or threatened species and the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks lists a number of species as species of concern. [2] Species are listed by common name, scientific name, typical habitat and ...
Condon is the site of a U.S. post office, using ZIP Code 59826, which opened on July 1, 1952. [6][7] It is named for James L. Condon, a Corvallis-area logger and farmer. [8] Mission Mountain School was located in the community and the U.S. Forest Service operates an airport in Condon. Community Council members in 2023 are, Grace Siloti, Jesse ...
List of fishes of Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone brown trout. The fish of Yellowstone National Park, in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming (U.S.), include 13 native fish species and six introduced or non-native species. Angling for trout has been a pastime in the park since its creation and trout species dominate the fish inhabiting the park.
Westslope cutthroat are common in both headwaters lake and stream environments. They feed mainly on insects and zooplankton. The average length of the fish is about 8-12 inches (30 cm) and rarely exceeds 18 inches (46 cm). The skin has small dark freckle-like spots clustered towards the tail, and is mostly orange-hued.
The Montana Arctic grayling, native to the upper Missouri River basin in Montana and Wyoming, is a disjunct population or subspecies of the more widespread Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus). [5] It occurs in fluvial (or river–dwelling) and adfluvial, lacustrine (or lake–dwelling) forms. The Montana grayling is a species of special ...
Mountain whitefish possess a forked homocercal tail. The short head has a small mouth underneath the snout. The short dorsal fin has 12–13 rays, with 11–13 for the anal fin, 10–12 for the pelvic fins, and 14–18 for the pectoral fins. Size has been recorded at up to 70 centimeters (28 inches) in length and a weight of 2.9 kilograms (6.4 lb).
Fauna. Montana is home to 14 amphibian species and 20 species of reptiles. There are at least 427 species of birds found in Montana. [ 7] There are at least 42 species of freshwater bivalves ( clams and mussels) known in Montana. [ 8] There are also at least 155 species of gastropods found in Montana.