List of lakes in Big Horn County, Montana
Encyclopedia
There are at least 18 named lake
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Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
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Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is 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 as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
s in Big Horn County, Montana
Big Horn County, Montana
- National protected areas :* Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area * Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument- Economy :Coal Mining and Agriculture both play major roles in Big Horn County’s economy...
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Lakes
- Arapooish Pond, 45°45′17"N 107°34′02"W, el. 2874 feet (876 m)
- Crater Lake (Big Horn County, Montana), 45°17′46"N 108°24′40"W, el. 7313 feet (2,229 m)
- Little Hawk Lake, 45°35′51"N 106°55′25"W, el. 3428 feet (1,044.9 m)
- Muddy Lake, 45°25′07"N 106°49′58"W, el. 4459 feet (1,359.1 m)
Reservoirs
- Bighorn LakeBighorn LakeBighorn Lake is a reservoir in the United States located in Southern Montana and Northern Wyoming in the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. The lake is 40 mi south of Billings, Montana. Bighorn Lake was created by the construction of Yellowtail Dam near Fort Smith, Montana in 1965...
, 45°18′24"N 107°57′29"W, el. 3642 feet (1,110.1 m) - Brown Reservoir, 45°10′03"N 107°18′47"W, el. 3747 feet (1,142.1 m)
- Chalk Butte Reservoir, 45°11′40"N 107°18′38"W, el. 3655 feet (1,114 m)
- Halfway Reservoir, 45°09′43"N 107°21′04"W, el. 3743 feet (1,140.9 m)
- Liming Reservoir, 45°12′50"N 107°18′33"W, el. 3586 feet (1,093 m)
- Lodge Grass Reservoir, 45°10′00"N 107°36′02"W, el. 4144 feet (1,263.1 m)
- Lodge Grass Storage Reservoir, 45°09′50"N 107°35′49"W, el. 4144 feet (1,263.1 m)
- Lower Indian Creek Reservoir, 45°16′21"N 107°00′48"W, el. 4108 feet (1,252.1 m)
- Rednose Reservoir, 45°32′10"N 106°59′28"W, el. 3448 feet (1,051 m)
- Steinhilber Reservoir, 45°12′39"N 107°15′06"W, el. 3701 feet (1,128.1 m)
- Tongue River Reservoir, 45°07′50"N 106°45′58"W, el. 3442 feet (1,049.1 m)
- Two Moon Reservoir, 45°33′59"N 106°52′11"W, el. 3415 feet (1,040.9 m)
- Upper Indian Creek Reservoir, 45°16′13"N 107°01′18"W, el. 4121 feet (1,256.1 m)
- Yellowtail Afterbay Reservoir, 45°19′06"N 107°55′26"W, el. 3209 feet (978.1 m)