Flathead Lake

Flathead Lake
Polson, Montana (MT), US
Glacier carved Flathead lake is a testament to the powers of nature. Spanning 30 miles north to south and a maximum width of 26 miles. Flathead lake is the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi in North America.

Salish: člq̓etkʷ
Kutenai: yawuʔnik̓ ʔa·kuq̓nuk
Glacier carved Flathead lake is a testament to the powers of nature. Spanning 30 miles north to south and a maximum width of 26 miles. Flathead lake is the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi in North America.

Salish: člq̓etkʷ
Kutenai: yawuʔnik̓ ʔa·kuq̓nuk
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Links: en.wikipedia.org
By: jookly

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@ 2005-08-06 19:40:20
Flathead Lake is magnificent. I grew up 1,000 feet from its shores and it will alway hold a place in my heart. It rocks my socks.
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@ 2021-04-22 00:49:42
Atlin Lake in BC is bigger. 300 square miles versus 200 sq mile for Flathead. Flathead is the largest in the US west of the Missippi. Just sayin' :)

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