List of lakes in 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
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- ↑ Online Etymology Dictionary - Reservoir