Bighorn Lake
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| Bighorn Lake | |
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| 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 107.9575°WCoordinates: 45°18′28″N 107°57′27″W / 45.30778°N 107.9575°W |
| Lake 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 in the United States located in Southern Montana and Northern Wyoming in the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. The lake is 40 mi (64 km) south of Billings, Montana. Bighorn Lake was created by the construction of Yellowtail Dam near Fort Smith, Montana in 1965. It stretches the entire 72 mi (115 km) length of the Bighorn Canyon at full pool.
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Eastern portion of Bighorn Lake.
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Categories:
- Landforms of Big Horn County, Montana
- Geography of Big Horn County, Wyoming
- Landforms of Carbon County, Montana
- Reservoirs in Montana
- Reservoirs in Wyoming
- Dams and reservoirs in U.S. National Park Service units
- Buildings and structures in Big Horn County, Montana
- Buildings and structures in Carbon County, Montana
- Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
- Montana geography stubs
- Wyoming geography stubs
