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Biggest Lakes and Reservoirs in Montana

Montana's biggest named fishing waters by surface acreage, from USGS records. 533 lakes and reservoirs carry acreage data in Montana; more water usually means more patterns to unlock.

In this scope: 533 waters · 87,952 acres

  1. Canyon Ferry LakeReservoir · Broadwater County · 768 recorded stockings32,810 acres
  2. Hebgen LakeReservoir · Gallatin County · 54 recorded stockings12,407 acres
  3. Clark Canyon ReservoirReservoir · Beaverhead County · 175 recorded stockings4,925 acres
  4. Ennis LakeLake · Madison County3,758 acres
  5. Holter LakeReservoir · Lewis and Clark County3,661 acres
  6. Cabinet Gorge ReservoirReservoir · Sanders County2,789 acres
  7. Lake HelenaReservoir · Lewis and Clark County2,079 acres
  8. Kingsbury LakeLake · Chouteau County1,464 acres
  9. Big LakeLake · Chouteau County1,346 acres
  10. Ninepipe ReservoirReservoir · Lake County · 4 recorded stockings1,214 acres
  11. Placid LakeLake · Missoula County · 74 recorded stockings1,213 acres
  12. Bull LakeLake · Lincoln County1,202 acres
  13. Seeley LakeLake · Missoula County · 49 recorded stockings1,033 acres
  14. Ruby River ReservoirReservoir · Madison County · 46 recorded stockings949 acres
  15. Lindbergh LakeLake · Missoula County · 55 recorded stockings816 acres
  16. White LakeLake · Chouteau County755 acres
  17. Upper Holter LakeLake · Lewis and Clark County697 acres
  18. Cliff LakeLake · Madison County622 acres
  19. Earthquake LakeLake · Madison County614 acres
  20. Helena Valley Regulating ReservoirReservoir · Lewis and Clark County · 39 recorded stockings564 acres
  21. Nilan ReservoirReservoir · Lewis and Clark County · 97 recorded stockings521 acres
  22. Browns LakeLake · Powell County · 124 recorded stockings517 acres
  23. Shonkin LakeLake · Chouteau County498 acres
  24. Holland LakeLake · Missoula County · 49 recorded stockings414 acres
  25. Spar LakeLake · Lincoln County · 56 recorded stockings387 acres

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