List of lakes of Montana
There are at least 3223 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). Another definition is a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size that is surrounded by land. On Earth a body of water is considered a lake when it is inland, not part of the ocean, is larger and deeper than a pond.[1][2]
A reservoir (etymology from French réservoir a "storehouse [3]) is an artificial lake used to store water. Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such a brickwork or cast concrete.
Lists of Montana lakes[]
- List of lakes in Beaverhead County, Montana
- List of lakes in Big Horn County, Montana
- List of lakes in Blaine County, Montana
- List of lakes in Broadwater County, Montana
- List of lakes in Carbon County, Montana
- List of lakes in Carter County, Montana
- List of lakes in Cascade County, Montana
- List of lakes in Chouteau County, Montana
- List of lakes in Custer County, Montana
- List of lakes in Daniels County, Montana
- List of lakes in Dawson County, Montana
- List of lakes in Deer Lodge County, Montana
- List of lakes in Fallon County, Montana
- List of lakes in Fergus County, Montana
- List of lakes in Flathead County, Montana (A-L)
- List of lakes in Flathead County, Montana (M-Z)
- List of lakes in Gallatin County, Montana
- List of lakes in Garfield County, Montana
- List of lakes in Glacier County, Montana
- List of lakes in Golden Valley County, Montana
- List of lakes in Granite County, Montana
- List of lakes in Hill County, Montana
- List of lakes in Jefferson County, Montana
- List of lakes in Judith Basin County, Montana
- List of lakes in Lake County, Montana
- List of lakes in Lewis and Clark County, Montana
- List of lakes in Liberty County, Montana
- List of lakes in Lincoln County, Montana
- List of lakes in Madison County, Montana
- List of lakes in McCone County, Montana
- List of lakes in Meagher County, Montana
- List of lakes in Mineral County, Montana
- List of lakes in Missoula County, Montana
- List of lakes in Musselshell County, Montana
- List of lakes in Park County, Montana
- List of lakes in Petroleum County, Montana
- List of lakes in Phillips County, Montana
- List of lakes in Pondera County, Montana
- List of lakes in Powder River County, Montana
- List of lakes in Powell County, Montana
- List of lakes in Prairie County, Montana
- List of lakes in Ravalli County, Montana
- List of lakes in Richland County, Montana
- List of lakes in Roosevelt County, Montana
- List of lakes in Rosebud County, Montana
- List of lakes in Sanders County, Montana
- List of lakes in Sheridan County, Montana
- List of lakes in Silver Bow County, Montana
- List of lakes in Stillwater County, Montana
- List of lakes in Sweet Grass County, Montana
- List of lakes in Teton County, Montana
- List of lakes in Toole County, Montana
- List of lakes in Treasure County, Montana
- List of lakes in Wheatland County, Montana
- List of lakes in Wibaux County, Montana
- List of lakes in Valley County, Montana (A-L)
- List of lakes in Valley County, Montana (M-Z)
- List of lakes in Yellowstone County, Montana
Notes[]
- ^ Britannica online. "Lake (physical feature)". Retrieved 2008-06-25.
any relatively large body of slowly moving or standing water that occupies an inland basin of appreciable size. Definitions that precisely distinguish lakes, ponds, swamps, and even rivers and other bodies of nonoceanic water are not well established. It may be said, however, that rivers and streams are relatively fast moving; marshes and swamps contain relatively large quantities of grasses, trees or shrubs; and ponds are relatively small in comparison to lakes. Geologically defined, lakes are temporary bodies of water.
- ^ "Dictionary.com definition". Retrieved 2008-06-25.
a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
- ^ Online Etymology Dictionary - Reservoir
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