Bighorn Lake
| Bighorn Lake | |
|---|---|
 Southwestern part | |
| Location | Big Horn / Carbon counties in Montana; and Big Horn County in Wyoming |
| Coordinates | 45°18′28″N 107°57′27″W / 45.30778°N 107.95750°WCoordinates: 45°18′28″N 107°57′27″W / 45.30778°N 107.95750°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Bighorn River |
| Primary outflows | Bighorn River |
| Catchment area | 20,000 square miles (50,000 km2) |
| Basin countries | United States |
Bighorn Lake is a reservoir behind Yellowtail Dam within the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, located in southern Montana and northern Wyoming.
Geography
Eastern section of Bighorn Lake reservoir in Bighorn Canyon.
The reservoir is 40 mi (64 km) south of Billings, Montana. It stretches the entire 72 mi (115 km) length of the Bighorn Canyon at full pool.
Bighorn Lake was created by the 1965 construction of Yellowtail Dam on the Bighorn River, near Fort Smith, Montana.
See also
- Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area topics
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