Flathead Lake in Montana Flathead Lake is the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River in the contiguous United States, taking Red Lake (Minnesota) and Lake of the Woods to be north of the Mississippi River, rather than west of the river. With a surface area of between 191.5 sq mi (496 km2) and 197 sq mi (510 km2), Flathead Lake is slightly larger than Lake Tahoe.
The lake is a remnant of the ancient, massive glacial dammed lake, Lake Missoula of the era of the last interglacial
It is one of the cleanest in the populated world for its size and type
The lake is bordered on its eastern shore by the Mission Mountains and on the west by the Salish Mountains
The Flathead valley was formed by the glacial damming of the Flathead River
and sustains a remarkably mild climate for a region located this far
north and inland; the Pacific Ocean is almost 400 miles to the west
The large size of the Polson Moraine indicates that the glacier stalled here for several years before retreating.
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