Bighorn Lake | |
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Location | Big Horn / Carbon counties in Montana; and Big Horn County in Wyoming |
Coordinates | 45°18′28″N 107°57′27″W / 45.30778°N 107.95750°W |
Type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | Bighorn River |
Primary outflows | Bighorn River |
Catchment area | 20,000 square miles (50,000 km2) |
Basin countries | United States |
Bighorn Lake is a reservoir behind Yellowtail Dam within the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, located in northern Wyoming and extending into southern Montana.[1]