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Painted Rocks State Park is a public recreation area located at the southern end Painted Rocks Reservoir, 24 miles (39 km) south of Darby, Montana. The state park received its name from the green, yellow and orange lichens which cover the grey and black rock walls of the granite and rhyolite cliffs. [ 2 ]
Flathead Lake (Salish: člq̓etkʷ, Kutenai: yawuʔnik̓ ʔa·kuq̓nuk) [3] is a large natural lake in northwest Montana, United States. The lake is a remnant of the ancient, massive glacial dammed lake, Lake Missoula, of the era of the last interglacial. [4] Flathead Lake is a natural lake along the mainline of the Flathead River.
Lake McDonald is the largest lake in Glacier National Park.It is located at in Flathead County in the U.S. state of MontanaLake McDonald is approximately 10 miles (16 km) long, and over a mile (1.6 km) wide and 472 feet (130 m) deep, filling a valley formed by a combination of erosion and glacial activity.
Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge is a remote refuge located in the high elevation of the Centennial Valley, in the southwestern region of the U.S. state of Montana. Adjacent to Gallatin National Forest and near Yellowstone National Park , the refuge is an integral part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem .
Beaverhead Rock State Park: Madison: 71 29: 1975: Beaverhead River: Beavertail Hill State Park: Missoula: 65 26: 1968: Clark Fork: Big Arm State Park: Lake: 217 88: 1966: Flathead Lake: Unit of Flathead Lake State Park Black Sandy State Park: Lewis and Clark: 43 17: 1980: Hauser Reservoir: Brush Lake State Park: Sheridan: 450 180: 2004: Brush Lake
There are at least 3,223 named lakes and reservoirs in Montana.The following list contains lists of lakes and reservoirs in Montana by county. A lake is a terrain feature (or physical feature), a body of liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the bottom of basin (another type of landform or terrain feature; that is not global).
The lake is surrounded by largely woodland mountains, with ponderosa pine, western larch, and douglas fir being the dominant tree species. [6] Species of fish found in Salmon Lake and the connected waterways include rainbow, cutthroat, brown, brook and bull trout, largemouth bass, white mountain whitefish, kokanee salmon, yellow perch and northern pike.
Location: Fergus County, Montana, United States: Coordinates: 1]: Type: Natural/Fresh Water Lake: Primary inflows: Big Rock Creek: Primary outflows: Big Rock Creek: Basin countries: United States: Max. length: 3,250 ft (990 m): Max. width: 1,070 ft (330 m): Surface area: 45.7 acres (18.5 ha) [2]: Max. depth: 15 ft (4.6 m) [2]: Surface elevation: 6,014 ft (1,833 m) [1]: Crystal Lake is a 45 ...