List of lakes of Phillips County, Montana facts for kids
Phillips County, Montana, is home to many natural lakes and human-made reservoirs. These water bodies are important for wildlife, farming, and sometimes for fun activities like fishing. There are at least 147 named lakes and reservoirs in this county!
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What are Lakes and Reservoirs?
A lake is a large body of water surrounded by land. Lakes are usually freshwater, but some can be salty. They are often fed by rivers or streams, or by rainfall. Lakes can be very deep or quite shallow.
A reservoir is also a body of water, but it is created by people. Reservoirs are made by building a dam across a river or stream. They are used to store water for many purposes. This stored water can be used for drinking, watering crops (irrigation), or even making electricity.
Why So Many Water Bodies in Phillips County?
Phillips County has many lakes and reservoirs because water is very important in this part of Montana. The reservoirs help store water from rain and snowmelt. This water is then used by farmers for their crops and livestock. It also provides homes for many animals and birds.
When you see a lake or reservoir listed, you might also see numbers like "el. 2441 ft". This means the elevation, or how high the water body is above sea level. The numbers like "48|42|37|N|107|38|59|W" are the coordinates. These are like an address that tells you the exact spot of the lake or reservoir on a map.
Lakes of Phillips County
Here is a list of some of the natural lakes found in Phillips County. Each one is a unique part of the county's landscape.
- Austin Lake, 48°42′37″N 107°38′59″W / 48.71028°N 107.64972°W, el. 2,441 feet (744 m)
- Beam Lake, 47°52′06″N 108°05′49″W / 47.86833°N 108.09694°W, el. 2,782 feet (848 m)
- Bennett Lake, 48°12′56″N 107°47′40″W / 48.21556°N 107.79444°W, el. 2,589 feet (789 m)
- Buckley Lake, 47°56′34″N 107°32′47″W / 47.94278°N 107.54639°W, el. 2,520 feet (770 m)
- Carter Lake, 48°36′02″N 107°27′27″W / 48.60056°N 107.45750°W, el. 2,411 feet (735 m)
- Drumbo Unit, 48°22′27″N 107°40′19″W / 48.37417°N 107.67194°W, el. 2,208 feet (673 m)
- Dry Lake, 47°34′02″N 107°51′42″W / 47.56722°N 107.86167°W, el. 2,356 feet (718 m)
- Dry Lake, 47°45′57″N 107°51′27″W / 47.76583°N 107.85750°W, el. 2,549 feet (777 m)
- Dry Lake Unit, 48°24′15″N 107°36′25″W / 48.40417°N 107.60694°W, el. 2,208 feet (673 m)
- Erphit Lake, 48°28′50″N 107°39′45″W / 48.48056°N 107.66250°W, el. 2,254 feet (687 m)
- Ester Lake, 48°05′52″N 108°15′29″W / 48.09778°N 108.25806°W, el. 2,634 feet (803 m)
- Horse Shoe Lake, 48°50′09″N 108°00′43″W / 48.83583°N 108.01194°W, el. 2,694 feet (821 m)
- Horseshoe Lake, 48°50′07″N 108°00′38″W / 48.83528°N 108.01056°W, el. 2,694 feet (821 m)
- Indian Lake, 47°44′25″N 107°51′31″W / 47.74028°N 107.85861°W, el. 2,566 feet (782 m)
- Lake Bowdoin, 48°24′46″N 107°41′00″W / 48.41278°N 107.68333°W, el. 2,208 feet (673 m)
- Lakeside Unit, 48°25′47″N 107°38′43″W / 48.42972°N 107.64528°W, el. 2,221 feet (677 m)
- Lone Tree Lake (historical), 48°29′26″N 107°38′14″W / 48.49056°N 107.63722°W, el. 2,224 feet (678 m)
- McNeil Slough, 48°31′56″N 107°33′04″W / 48.53222°N 107.55111°W, el. 2,195 feet (669 m)
- Mud Lake, 48°26′44″N 107°38′15″W / 48.44556°N 107.63750°W, el. 2,244 feet (684 m)
- Mud Lake (historical), 48°28′58″N 107°34′29″W / 48.48278°N 107.57472°W, el. 2,224 feet (678 m)
- Parrot Lake, 48°00′40″N 108°15′01″W / 48.01111°N 108.25028°W, el. 2,776 feet (846 m)
- Pea Lake, 48°55′16″N 107°36′55″W / 48.92111°N 107.61528°W, el. 2,454 feet (748 m)
- Shed Lake, 47°52′21″N 108°06′53″W / 47.87250°N 108.11472°W, el. 2,789 feet (850 m)
- Solberg Slough, 48°13′18″N 107°49′08″W / 48.22167°N 107.81889°W, el. 2,589 feet (789 m)
- The Plunge, 47°50′34″N 108°35′58″W / 47.84278°N 108.59944°W, el. 3,383 feet (1,031 m)
- Whitcomb Lake, 47°59′30″N 107°50′02″W / 47.99167°N 107.83389°W, el. 2,490 feet (760 m)
Reservoirs of Phillips County
Many reservoirs have been built in Phillips County to help manage water resources. These human-made lakes are vital for the local community and environment.
- 3 Way Number 2 Reservoir, 48°56′08″N 107°40′42″W / 48.93556°N 107.67833°W, el. 2,677 feet (816 m)
- Ada Reservoir, 48°53′14″N 107°40′09″W / 48.88722°N 107.66917°W, el. 2,562 feet (781 m)
- Adair Reservoir, 48°38′21″N 107°39′44″W / 48.63917°N 107.66222°W, el. 2,461 feet (750 m)
- Archie Reservoir, 47°45′48″N 107°59′04″W / 47.76333°N 107.98444°W, el. 2,634 feet (803 m)
- Artie Reservoir, 48°58′20″N 107°35′42″W / 48.97222°N 107.59500°W, el. 2,644 feet (806 m)
- Ashfield Reservoir, 48°25′54″N 107°29′03″W / 48.43167°N 107.48417°W, el. 2,333 feet (711 m)
- Badger Reservoir, 47°42′30″N 108°12′40″W / 47.70833°N 108.21111°W, el. 2,815 feet (858 m)
- Bass Reservoir, 48°03′02″N 108°01′14″W / 48.05056°N 108.02056°W, el. 2,602 feet (793 m)
- Bauer Reservoir, 48°21′31″N 107°30′51″W / 48.35861°N 107.51417°W, el. 2,392 feet (729 m)
- Bell Reservoir, 47°41′32″N 108°38′44″W / 47.69222°N 108.64556°W, el. 2,894 feet (882 m)
- Big McNeil Slough, 48°32′21″N 107°31′49″W / 48.53917°N 107.53028°W, el. 2,178 feet (664 m)
- Big Reservoir, 48°48′15″N 107°24′09″W / 48.80417°N 107.40250°W, el. 2,851 feet (869 m)
- Big Rock Reservoir, 47°37′04″N 108°10′33″W / 47.61778°N 108.17583°W, el. 2,703 feet (824 m)
- Big Sage Reservoir, 47°45′55″N 108°26′52″W / 47.76528°N 108.44778°W, el. 3,031 feet (924 m)
- Big Snowy Reservoir, 47°39′32″N 108°20′17″W / 47.65889°N 108.33806°W, el. 2,838 feet (865 m)
- Bison Bone Reservoir, 47°48′03″N 108°16′48″W / 47.80083°N 108.28000°W, el. 2,848 feet (868 m)
- Black Coulee Pond, 48°23′08″N 107°43′43″W / 48.38556°N 107.72861°W, el. 2,221 feet (677 m)
- Black Cow Reservoir, 48°05′09″N 107°37′41″W / 48.08583°N 107.62806°W, el. 2,402 feet (732 m)
- Blizzard Reservoir, 47°44′02″N 108°20′05″W / 47.73389°N 108.33472°W, el. 2,956 feet (901 m)
- Blue Stem Reservoir, 48°44′10″N 108°08′42″W / 48.73611°N 108.14500°W, el. 2,723 feet (830 m)
- Bog Reservoir, 47°46′49″N 108°08′37″W / 47.78028°N 108.14361°W, el. 2,825 feet (861 m)
- Buckskin Reservoir, 47°38′40″N 108°08′05″W / 47.64444°N 108.13472°W, el. 2,762 feet (842 m)
- Carberry Reservoir, 47°45′40″N 107°57′05″W / 47.76111°N 107.95139°W, el. 2,651 feet (808 m)
- Carter Reservoir, 47°50′01″N 107°52′40″W / 47.83361°N 107.87778°W, el. 2,503 feet (763 m)
- Charley Reservoir, 48°51′57″N 107°26′46″W / 48.86583°N 107.44611°W, el. 2,825 feet (861 m)
- Cole Ponds, 48°32′28″N 107°28′00″W / 48.54111°N 107.46667°W, el. 2,198 feet (670 m)
- Converse Reservoir, 48°17′27″N 107°24′55″W / 48.29083°N 107.41528°W, el. 2,684 feet (818 m)
- Dan Reservoir, 47°41′32″N 108°12′26″W / 47.69222°N 108.20722°W, el. 2,789 feet (850 m)
- Dead Cedar Reservoir, 47°47′31″N 108°51′00″W / 47.79194°N 108.85000°W, el. 3,058 feet (932 m)
- Deep Reservoir, 47°43′35″N 108°28′52″W / 47.72639°N 108.48111°W, el. 3,025 feet (922 m)
- Detail Reservoir, 47°44′14″N 108°26′39″W / 47.73722°N 108.44417°W, el. 2,949 feet (899 m)
- Dione Reservoir, 47°47′34″N 107°58′01″W / 47.79278°N 107.96694°W, el. 2,615 feet (797 m)
- Drabbels Reservoir, 48°17′34″N 107°46′10″W / 48.29278°N 107.76944°W, el. 2,510 feet (770 m)
- Dry Lake Reservoir, 47°39′41″N 108°11′14″W / 47.66139°N 108.18722°W, el. 2,828 feet (862 m)
- Dusky Reservoir, 47°49′38″N 108°12′50″W / 47.82722°N 108.21389°W, el. 2,904 feet (885 m)
- Ethel Reservoir, 48°57′30″N 107°36′33″W / 48.95833°N 107.60917°W, el. 2,533 feet (772 m)
- Eva May Reservoir, 47°36′34″N 107°47′21″W / 47.60944°N 107.78917°W, el. 2,516 feet (767 m)
- Express Reservoir, 47°46′07″N 108°09′09″W / 47.76861°N 108.15250°W, el. 2,821 feet (860 m)
- Farm Pond, 48°25′04″N 107°39′34″W / 48.41778°N 107.65944°W, el. 2,215 feet (675 m)
- First Creek Reservoir, 47°52′35″N 107°46′35″W / 47.87639°N 107.77639°W, el. 2,379 feet (725 m)
- First Creek Reservoir, 45°52′42″N 109°46′51″W / 45.87833°N 109.78083°W, el. 4,367 feet (1,331 m)
- Fish Fossil Reservoir, 47°38′41″N 107°55′27″W / 47.64472°N 107.92417°W, el. 2,625 feet (800 m)
- Fjeldheim Reservoir, 48°46′25″N 107°23′49″W / 48.77361°N 107.39694°W, el. 2,762 feet (842 m)
- Fort Peck Lake, 48°00′10″N 106°24′58″W / 48.00278°N 106.41611°W, el. 2,313 feet (705 m)
- Fowler Reservoir, 47°40′03″N 107°47′53″W / 47.66750°N 107.79806°W, el. 2,395 feet (730 m)
- Frenchman Reservoir, 48°41′40″N 107°14′19″W / 48.69444°N 107.23861°W, el. 2,264 feet (690 m)
- Goose Island Pond, 48°21′57″N 107°40′59″W / 48.36583°N 107.68306°W, el. 2,211 feet (674 m)
- Government Field Reservoir, 48°04′58″N 108°22′51″W / 48.08278°N 108.38083°W, el. 2,815 feet (858 m)
- Grag Reservoir, 48°54′32″N 107°29′33″W / 48.90889°N 107.49250°W, el. 2,707 feet (825 m)
- Gullwing Reservoir, 47°43′14″N 108°27′38″W / 47.72056°N 108.46056°W, el. 2,943 feet (897 m)
- Happy Gang Reservoir, 47°48′06″N 108°14′08″W / 47.80167°N 108.23556°W, el. 2,884 feet (879 m)
- Hewitt Lake, 48°32′22″N 107°34′58″W / 48.53944°N 107.58278°W, el. 2,198 feet (670 m)
- Hilo Reservoir, 48°58′56″N 107°40′47″W / 48.98222°N 107.67972°W, el. 2,631 feet (802 m)
- Holzhey Reservoir, 47°54′21″N 108°04′37″W / 47.90583°N 108.07694°W, el. 2,753 feet (839 m)
- Holzhey Reservoir, 47°54′12″N 108°04′32″W / 47.90333°N 108.07556°W, el. 2,762 feet (842 m)
- Hoverson Reservoir, 47°47′26″N 108°10′25″W / 47.79056°N 108.17361°W, el. 2,900 feet (880 m)
- J D Reservoir, 47°47′54″N 108°33′50″W / 47.79833°N 108.56389°W, el. 3,077 feet (938 m)
- Jones Reservoir, 47°41′13″N 107°46′09″W / 47.68694°N 107.76917°W, el. 2,310 feet (700 m)
- King Reservoir, 47°50′46″N 107°51′21″W / 47.84611°N 107.85583°W, el. 2,539 feet (774 m)
- Kohola Reservoir, 48°59′32″N 107°37′37″W / 48.99222°N 107.62694°W, el. 2,602 feet (793 m)
- Lake PR-19, 47°58′23″N 107°31′09″W / 47.97306°N 107.51917°W, el. 2,513 feet (766 m)
- Lake Reservoir, 47°43′12″N 108°11′44″W / 47.72000°N 108.19556°W, el. 2,756 feet (840 m)
- LeNoir Reservoir, 48°20′08″N 107°37′19″W / 48.33556°N 107.62194°W, el. 2,228 feet (679 m)
- Lester Reservoir, 48°58′49″N 107°30′44″W / 48.98028°N 107.51222°W, el. 2,628 feet (801 m)
- Little Warm Reservoir, 48°04′09″N 108°08′48″W / 48.06917°N 108.14667°W, el. 2,575 feet (785 m)
- Louie Reservoir, 48°51′35″N 107°26′52″W / 48.85972°N 107.44778°W, el. 2,805 feet (855 m)
- Manning Corral Reservoir, 47°40′51″N 108°26′55″W / 47.68083°N 108.44861°W, el. 2,969 feet (905 m)
- Martin Lake, 48°47′31″N 107°54′43″W / 48.79194°N 107.91194°W, el. 2,651 feet (808 m)
- Martin Retaining Pit, 47°39′48″N 107°46′51″W / 47.66333°N 107.78083°W, el. 2,388 feet (728 m)
- Mary Reservoir, 47°37′18″N 107°46′40″W / 47.62167°N 107.77778°W, el. 2,526 feet (770 m)
- McChesney Reservoir, 48°32′00″N 107°14′40″W / 48.53333°N 107.24444°W, el. 2,182 feet (665 m)
- McChesney Reservoir, 47°45′52″N 108°30′10″W / 47.76444°N 108.50278°W, el. 3,123 feet (952 m)
- McNeil Reservoir, 47°46′18″N 107°50′28″W / 47.77167°N 107.84111°W, el. 2,510 feet (770 m)
- Monster Reservoir, 47°43′44″N 108°13′56″W / 47.72889°N 108.23222°W, el. 2,776 feet (846 m)
- Morgan Reservoir, 48°51′51″N 107°13′34″W / 48.86417°N 107.22611°W, el. 2,415 feet (736 m)
- Nelson Reservoir, 48°29′43″N 107°33′01″W / 48.49528°N 107.55028°W, el. 2,224 feet (678 m)
- Nelson Reservoir, 48°03′23″N 107°52′30″W / 48.05639°N 107.87500°W, el. 2,415 feet (736 m)
- Nerve Reservoir, 48°53′33″N 107°34′01″W / 48.89250°N 107.56694°W, el. 2,562 feet (781 m)
- Number Twenty Reservoir, 47°47′20″N 107°47′53″W / 47.78889°N 107.79806°W, el. 2,395 feet (730 m)
- Palea Reservoir, 48°59′06″N 107°39′05″W / 48.98500°N 107.65139°W, el. 2,549 feet (777 m)
- Paleface Reservoir, 47°44′16″N 108°24′19″W / 47.73778°N 108.40528°W, el. 2,943 feet (897 m)
- Partnership Reservoir, 48°10′05″N 108°01′23″W / 48.16806°N 108.02306°W, el. 2,500 feet (760 m)
- Patrol Road Pond, 48°22′53″N 107°43′16″W / 48.38139°N 107.72111°W, el. 2,221 feet (677 m)
- Pearl Reservoir, 47°46′18″N 108°34′13″W / 47.77167°N 108.57028°W, el. 3,061 feet (933 m)
- Pep Reservoir, 47°45′20″N 108°16′28″W / 47.75556°N 108.27444°W, el. 2,874 feet (876 m)
- Phillips Reservoir, 47°49′35″N 108°38′03″W / 47.82639°N 108.63417°W, el. 3,294 feet (1,004 m)
- Plum Reservoir, 48°38′05″N 107°40′19″W / 48.63472°N 107.67194°W, el. 2,346 feet (715 m)
- Point of Rocks Reservoir, 48°21′24″N 108°11′28″W / 48.35667°N 108.19111°W, el. 2,280 feet (690 m)
- PR 40 Reservoir, 48°26′12″N 107°26′29″W / 48.43667°N 107.44139°W, el. 2,497 feet (761 m)
- Private Reservoir, 47°45′56″N 108°17′20″W / 47.76556°N 108.28889°W, el. 2,884 feet (879 m)
- Puckett Reservoir, 48°00′22″N 107°50′05″W / 48.00611°N 107.83472°W, el. 2,543 feet (775 m)
- Rock Creek Reservoir, 47°36′47″N 108°28′28″W / 47.61306°N 108.47444°W, el. 2,300 feet (700 m)
- Sagebrush Reservoir, 47°42′23″N 108°25′17″W / 47.70639°N 108.42139°W, el. 2,864 feet (873 m)
- Salene Reservoir, 47°50′04″N 107°48′46″W / 47.83444°N 107.81278°W, el. 2,523 feet (769 m)
- Salsbery Reservoir, 48°50′48″N 107°27′02″W / 48.84667°N 107.45056°W, el. 2,815 feet (858 m)
- Sarm Reservoir, 48°53′48″N 107°31′48″W / 48.89667°N 107.53000°W, el. 2,641 feet (805 m)
- Schmittou Reservoir, 48°50′56″N 107°28′57″W / 48.84889°N 107.48250°W, el. 2,759 feet (841 m)
- Seven-Up Reservoir, 47°45′05″N 108°28′37″W / 47.75139°N 108.47694°W, el. 3,041 feet (927 m)
- Seymour Reservoir, 48°05′09″N 108°00′52″W / 48.08583°N 108.01444°W, el. 2,562 feet (781 m)
- Shale Reservoir, 47°40′37″N 107°59′45″W / 47.67694°N 107.99583°W, el. 2,687 feet (819 m)
- Siwash Reservoir, 47°44′51″N 107°56′01″W / 47.74750°N 107.93361°W, el. 2,654 feet (809 m)
- Skull Reservoir, 47°51′00″N 107°49′51″W / 47.85000°N 107.83083°W, el. 2,556 feet (779 m)
- Sorrell Reservoir, 47°45′47″N 108°10′53″W / 47.76306°N 108.18139°W, el. 2,785 feet (849 m)
- Starter Pond, 48°23′11″N 107°43′19″W / 48.38639°N 107.72194°W, el. 2,218 feet (676 m)
- Stratton Reservoir, 47°48′50″N 107°46′46″W / 47.81389°N 107.77944°W, el. 2,362 feet (720 m)
- Taint Reservoir, 47°42′21″N 108°23′49″W / 47.70583°N 108.39694°W, el. 2,861 feet (872 m)
- Timber Pit Reservoir, 47°36′34″N 108°13′05″W / 47.60944°N 108.21806°W, el. 2,726 feet (831 m)
- Titan Reservoir, 48°59′54″N 107°40′31″W / 48.99833°N 107.67528°W, el. 2,582 feet (787 m)
- Tondra Reservoir, 48°57′20″N 107°40′17″W / 48.95556°N 107.67139°W, el. 2,654 feet (809 m)
- Twin Snag Reservoir, 47°46′01″N 108°50′26″W / 47.76694°N 108.84056°W, el. 3,087 feet (941 m)
- Veseth Reservoir, 47°55′05″N 108°10′15″W / 47.91806°N 108.17083°W, el. 2,703 feet (824 m)
- Waterfowl Reservoir, 48°57′51″N 107°41′02″W / 48.96417°N 107.68389°W, el. 2,657 feet (810 m)
- Waydown Reservoir, 47°47′44″N 108°34′57″W / 47.79556°N 108.58250°W, el. 3,166 feet (965 m)
- Weigand Reservoir, 48°15′37″N 108°24′57″W / 48.26028°N 108.41583°W, el. 2,543 feet (775 m)
- West Alkali Reservoir, 48°12′05″N 108°04′35″W / 48.20139°N 108.07639°W, el. 2,510 feet (770 m)
- Whiteface Reservoir, 47°42′41″N 108°25′55″W / 47.71139°N 108.43194°W, el. 2,897 feet (883 m)
- Wild Horse Reservoir, 48°07′49″N 108°10′51″W / 48.13028°N 108.18083°W, el. 2,523 feet (769 m)
- Wildlife Reservoir, 47°38′40″N 108°10′53″W / 47.64444°N 108.18139°W, el. 2,762 feet (842 m)
- Williams Coulee Reservoir, 48°11′44″N 108°01′00″W / 48.19556°N 108.01667°W, el. 2,454 feet (748 m)
- Wilson Reservoir, 47°49′40″N 107°50′12″W / 47.82778°N 107.83667°W, el. 2,425 feet (739 m)
- Wrangler Reservoir, 47°46′32″N 108°12′09″W / 47.77556°N 108.20250°W, el. 2,821 feet (860 m)