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Wild Horse Island, Big Arm, Finley Point, Polson Bay: if those are your landmarks, this is your outline. Flathead is the biggest natural lake in the West outside Alaska, and all 191.5 square miles are here.
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Wild Horse Island, Big Arm, Finley Point, Polson Bay: if those are your landmarks, this is your outline. Flathead is the biggest natural lake in the West outside Alaska, and all 191.5 square miles are here.
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Flathead Lake, as we draw it
Wild Horse Island, Big Arm, Polson Bay and Finley Point are all in the outline. Every piece here uses this same drawing.
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Flathead Lake facts, with sources
- State and counties
- Montana: Lake and Flathead counties
- Nearest towns
- Polson (south end); Kalispell (about 7 miles north)
- River and dam
- Flathead River; lake level regulated by Seliš Ksanka Qlispe' Dam on the Lower Flathead River near Polson
- Surface area
- 191.5 square miles
- Shoreline
- About 187.6 miles (161.4 mainland plus 26.2 around islands)
- Max depth
- 370.7 feet
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, flbs.umt.edu
Questions about Flathead Lake
Where is Flathead Lake?
Flathead Lake is in northwest Montana, in Lake and Flathead counties, with Polson on its south shore and Kalispell about 7 miles to the north.
How deep is Flathead Lake?
Its deepest point is 370.7 feet, and its average depth is about 164.7 feet.
How big is Flathead Lake?
It covers 191.5 square miles, is 27.3 miles long and 15.5 miles wide, and has about 187.6 miles of mainland and island shoreline.
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