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Lake Missoula was a prehistoric proglacial lake in western Montana that existed periodically at the end of the last ice age between 15,000 and 13,000 years ago. The lake measured about 7,770 square kilometres (3,000 sq mi) and contained about 2,100 cubic kilometres (500 cu mi) of water, half the volume of Lake Michigan. [1]
The geology of Montana includes thick sequences of Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic sedimentary rocks overlying ancient Archean and Proterozoic crystalline basement rock. . Eastern Montana has considerable oil and gas resources, while the uplifted Rocky Mountains in the west, which resulted from the Laramide orogeny and other tectonic events have locations with met
Location: Cascade, Montana: Coordinates: 1]: Lake type: Glacial lake (): Primary inflows: Laurentide Ice Sheet: Primary outflows: Along the face of the Ice sheet.: Basin countries: United States: Max. length: about 26 miles (42 km): Max. width: about 7.8 miles (12.6 km): Surface area: varied: Surface elevation: 3,500 m (11,500 ft): References: [2]: Lake Great Falls was a prehistoric proglacial ...
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).
Anchor Lake (Montana), el. 9,153 feet (2,790 Blomquist Reservoir, el. 5,125 feet (1,562; Bond Lake, el. 7,146 feet (2,178 m; Boot Lake, el. 8,245 feet (2,513 m ...
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.
There are at least 42 named lakes and reservoirs in Mineral County, Montana. Lakes. Bonanza Lakes ... Mud Lake , el. 6,230 feet (1,900 m) [27] ...
Quake Lake (officially Earthquake Lake) is a lake in the western United States, on the Madison River in southwestern Montana. It was created after an earthquake struck on August 17, 1959, with 28 fatalities. [4] Northwest of West Yellowstone, Quake Lake is six miles (10 km) in length with a maximum depth of 125 feet (38 m).