Bighorn Lake

Infobox lake
lake_name = Bighorn Lake
image_lake = Bighorn_Lake_WY_&_MT_-_SW_part.jpg
caption_lake = Southwestern part
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location = Southern Montana, Northern Wyoming
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type = reservoir
inflow = Bighorn River
outflow = Bighorn River
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Bighorn Lake is a reservoir in the United States located in Southern Montana and Northern Wyoming in the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. The lake is 40 mi (64 km) south of Billings, Montana. Bighorn Lake was created by the construction of Yellowtail Dam near Fort Smith, Montana in 1965. It stretches the entire 71 mi (114 km) of the Bighorn Canyon.

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