List of lakes of Montana facts for kids
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). 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.
A reservoir (etymology from French réservoir a "storehouse ) 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. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
Lists of Montana lakes
- List of lakes of Beaverhead County, Montana
- List of lakes of Big Horn County, Montana
- List of lakes of Blaine County, Montana
- List of lakes of Broadwater County, Montana
- List of lakes of Carbon County, Montana
- List of lakes of Carter County, Montana
- List of lakes of Cascade County, Montana
- List of lakes of Chouteau County, Montana
- List of lakes of Custer County, Montana
- List of lakes of Daniels County, Montana
- List of lakes of Dawson County, Montana
- List of lakes of Deer Lodge County, Montana
- List of lakes of Fallon County, Montana
- List of lakes of Fergus County, Montana
- List of lakes of Flathead County, Montana (A-L)
- List of lakes of Flathead County, Montana (M-Z)
- List of lakes of Gallatin County, Montana
- List of lakes of Garfield County, Montana
- List of lakes of Glacier County, Montana
- List of lakes of Golden Valley County, Montana
- List of lakes of Granite County, Montana
- List of lakes of Hill County, Montana
- List of lakes of Jefferson County, Montana
- List of lakes of Judith Basin County, Montana
- List of lakes of Lake County, Montana
- List of lakes of Lewis and Clark County, Montana
- List of lakes of Liberty County, Montana
- List of lakes of Lincoln County, Montana
- List of lakes of Madison County, Montana
- List of lakes of McCone County, Montana
- List of lakes of Meagher County, Montana
- List of lakes of Mineral County, Montana
- List of lakes of Missoula County, Montana
- List of lakes of Musselshell County, Montana
- List of lakes of Park County, Montana
- List of lakes of Petroleum County, Montana
- List of lakes of Phillips County, Montana
- List of lakes of Pondera County, Montana
- List of lakes of Powder River County, Montana
- List of lakes of Powell County, Montana
- List of lakes of Prairie County, Montana
- List of lakes of Ravalli County, Montana
- List of lakes of Richland County, Montana
- List of lakes of Roosevelt County, Montana
- List of lakes of Rosebud County, Montana
- List of lakes of Sanders County, Montana
- List of lakes of Sheridan County, Montana
- List of lakes of Silver Bow County, Montana
- List of lakes of Stillwater County, Montana
- List of lakes of Sweet Grass County, Montana
- List of lakes of Teton County, Montana
- List of lakes of Toole County, Montana
- List of lakes of Treasure County, Montana
- List of lakes of Wheatland County, Montana
- List of lakes of Wibaux County, Montana
- List of lakes of Valley County, Montana (A-L)
- List of lakes of Valley County, Montana (M-Z)
- List of lakes of Yellowstone County, Montana