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Columbia Encyclopedia entry: Flathead Lake
Flathead Lake, 197 sq mi (510 sq km), 30 mi (48 km) long, NW Mont.; largest natural lake in Montana. Formed by the glacial damming of the Flathead River, which flows through it from north to south, Flathead Lake has an irregular shoreline and many small islands. Surrounded by mountains, the lake is a noted recreation area. Kerr Dam, at the southern end of the lake, provides hydroelectric power and water for irrigation.
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Flathead Lake is the largest natural freshwater lake in the western part of the coterminous United States, surpassing Nevada/California's Lake Tahoe by .5 miles in surface area, 5 miles in length, and about 3.5 miles in width, Flathead Lake is also the second largest lake in the state of Montana after Fort Peck Lake. This lake is one of the cleanest in the world for its size and type. Located in the northwest corner of the state, 7 miles south of Kalispell, it is approximately 30 miles long and 16 miles wide, covering 191.5 square miles, making it approximate in size to Minnesota's Mille Lacs Lake and half the area of San...more »
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  • Flathead, river, Canada and the United States

    Flathead, river, c.240 mi (390 km) long, rising as the North Fork, in SE British Columbia, Canada, and flowing generally SE through NW Montana, to Coram, where it is joined by the Middle Fork ...

  • Kalispell

    Kalispell, city (1990 pop. 11,917), seat of Flathead co., NW Mont., at the head of Flathead Lake near Glacier National Park; inc. 1892. It is the tourist and trade center of a rich agricultura...

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  • Salish

    Salish, indigenous people of North America, also known as the Flathead, who in the early 19th cent. inhabited the Bitterroot River valley of W Montana. Their language belongs to the Salishan b...

  • Rocky Mountains

    Rocky Mountains, major mountain system of W North America and easternmost belt of the North American cordillera, extending more than 3,000 mi (4,800 km) from central N.Mex. to NW Alaska; Mt. E...

  • Native American languages

    Native American languages, languages of the native peoples of the Western Hemisphere and their descendants. A number of the Native American languages that were spoken at the time of the Europe...

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