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Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966, following the construction of the Yellowtail Dam
Yellowtail Dam

Yellowtail Dam in Southern Montana, USA is one of two dams on the Big Horn River. It was completed in 1965. The dam creates the Big Horn Reservoir which is mostly in Wyoming....
 by the Bureau of Reclamation. This dam, named after the famous Crow chairman Robert Yellowtail
Robert Yellowtail

Robert "Robbie" Yellowtail was a leader of the Crow Nation. Described as a "20th Century Warrior", Yellowtail was the first Indian to hold the post of Agency Superintendent....
, harnessed the waters of the Bighorn River
Bighorn River

The Bighorn River is a tributary of the Yellowstone River, approximately 461 mi long, in the western United States in the states of Wyoming and Montana....
 and turned this variable stream into a lake. Archeological and historical resources complement the natural scene. About one third of the area is within the Crow Indian Reservation
Crow Nation

The Crow, also called the Absaroka or Aps?alooke, are a tribe of Native Americans in the United States who historically lived in the Yellowstone River valley and now live on a reservation south of Billings, Montana....
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Bighorn Lake
Bighorn Lake

Bighorn Lake is a reservoir in the United States located in Southern Montana and Northern Wyoming in the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area....
 extends 71 miles (114 km) through Wyoming
Wyoming

The State of Wyoming is a sparsely populated U.S. state in the Northwestern United States of the United States. The majority of the state is dominated by the mountain ranges and rangelands of the Rocky Mountains, while the easternmost section of the state is a high altitude prairie region known as the High Plains ....
 and Montana
Montana

Montana is a U.S. state in the Western United States. The western third of the state contains numerous mountain ranges; other 'island' ranges are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains....
, 55 miles (89 km) of which are held within spectacular Bighorn Canyon.






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Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966, following the construction of the Yellowtail Dam
Yellowtail Dam

Yellowtail Dam in Southern Montana, USA is one of two dams on the Big Horn River. It was completed in 1965. The dam creates the Big Horn Reservoir which is mostly in Wyoming....
 by the Bureau of Reclamation. This dam, named after the famous Crow chairman Robert Yellowtail
Robert Yellowtail

Robert "Robbie" Yellowtail was a leader of the Crow Nation. Described as a "20th Century Warrior", Yellowtail was the first Indian to hold the post of Agency Superintendent....
, harnessed the waters of the Bighorn River
Bighorn River

The Bighorn River is a tributary of the Yellowstone River, approximately 461 mi long, in the western United States in the states of Wyoming and Montana....
 and turned this variable stream into a lake. Archeological and historical resources complement the natural scene. About one third of the area is within the Crow Indian Reservation
Crow Nation

The Crow, also called the Absaroka or Aps?alooke, are a tribe of Native Americans in the United States who historically lived in the Yellowstone River valley and now live on a reservation south of Billings, Montana....
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Bighorn Lake
Bighorn Lake

Bighorn Lake is a reservoir in the United States located in Southern Montana and Northern Wyoming in the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area....
 extends 71 miles (114 km) through Wyoming
Wyoming

The State of Wyoming is a sparsely populated U.S. state in the Northwestern United States of the United States. The majority of the state is dominated by the mountain ranges and rangelands of the Rocky Mountains, while the easternmost section of the state is a high altitude prairie region known as the High Plains ....
 and Montana
Montana

Montana is a U.S. state in the Western United States. The western third of the state contains numerous mountain ranges; other 'island' ranges are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains....
, 55 miles (89 km) of which are held within spectacular Bighorn Canyon. The Recreation Area straddles the northern Wyoming and southern Montana borders. There are two visitor centers and other developed facilities; one in Fort Smith, Montana
Fort Smith, Montana

Fort Smith is a census-designated place in Big Horn County, Montana, Montana, United States. The population was 122 at the 2000 United States Census....
, and one near Lovell, Wyoming
Lovell, Wyoming

Lovell is a town in Big Horn County, Wyoming, Wyoming, United States. The population was 2,281 at the United States Census, 2000....
. The Afterbay Lake below the Yellowtail Dam is a good spot for trout fishing and wildlife viewing for duck
Duck

Duck is the common name for a number of species in the Anatidae family of birds. The ducks are divided between several subfamilies listed in full in the Anatidae article; they do not represent a clade but a form taxon, being the Anatidae not considered swans and goose....
s, geese
Goose

Goose is the English-language name for a considerable number of birds, belonging to the family Anatidae. This family also includes swans, most of which are larger than geese, and ducks, which are smaller....
, and other animals. The Bighorn River below the Afterbay Dam is a world class trout
Trout

Trout are a number of species of freshwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family. Salmon belong to some of the same genera as trout but, unlike most trout, most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water....
 fishing area. North of Lovell, there is a spot where one can stand on the canyon rim, shout, and hear a "triple echo
Echo (phenomenon)

In audio signal processing and acoustics, an echo is a Reflection of sound, arriving at the listener some time after the direct sound. Typical examples are the echo produced by the bottom of a well, by a building, or by the walls of an enclosed room....
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