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Montana Lakes With Burbot

35 counted Montana lakes list Burbot in Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks records. The largest is Fort Peck Lake at 233,053 acres.

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Fort Peck Lake	Valley	233,053 acres	-
2	Canyon Ferry Lake	Broadwater	32,773 acres	About 170 ft
3	Lake Koocanusa	Lincoln	28,723 acres	-
4	Lake Elwell	Liberty	14,842 acres	About 150 ft
5	Bighorn Lake	Big Horn	12,422.5 acres	About 440 ft
6	Clark Canyon Reservoir	Beaverhead	4,815 acres	About 91 ft
7	Lima Reservoir	Beaverhead	4,422 acres	-
8	Nelson Reservoir	Phillips	4,115 acres	-
9	Saint Mary Lake	Glacier	3,933 acres	-
10	Holter Lake	Lewis and Clark	3,667 acres	-
11	Lake Frances	Pondera	3,618 acres	About 43 ft
12	Hauser Lake	Lewis and Clark	3,200 acres	About 65 ft
13	Fresno Reservoir	Hill	3,185 acres	-
14	Upper Red Rock Lake	Beaverhead	2,948 acres	About 5 ft
15	Lower Red Rock Lake	Beaverhead	2,219 acres	-
16	Lake Helena	Lewis and Clark	2,073 acres	About 12 ft
17	Lake Sherburne	Glacier	1,368 acres	About 60 ft
18	Cooney Reservoir	Carbon	733 acres	-
19	Upper Holter Lake	Lewis and Clark	695 acres	-
20	Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir	Lewis and Clark	553 acres	-
21	Swan Lake	Beaverhead	383 acres	-
22	Lake Sutherlin	Meagher	377 acres	About 51 ft
23	Glen Lake	Lincoln	301 acres	About 30 ft
24	Elk Lake	Beaverhead	283 acres	About 62 ft
25	Sophie Lake	Lincoln	221 acres	About 50 ft
26	Mussigbrod Lake	Beaverhead	105 acres	About 69 ft
27	Tetrault Lake	Lincoln	96 acres	About 50 ft
28	Twin Lakes	Beaverhead	85 acres	About 46 ft
29	Smith Lake	Lewis and Clark	70 acres	-
30	Lower Miner Lakes	Beaverhead	67 acres	About 33 ft
31	Lake Elmo	Yellowstone	62 acres	About 16 ft
32	Pintler Lake	Beaverhead	39 acres	-
33	Anita Reservoir	Yellowstone	37 acres	-
34	Spotted Eagle Lake	Custer	25 acres	About 10 ft
35	Blue Lake	Flathead	11 acres	About 70 ft

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks lake data. Verified October 30, 2026.