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Five Facts About Flathead Lake, Montana

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Written by Gary

Anyone who has ever even glanced at a Pinterest board has seen photos of Flathead Lake, though most don’t even know it. The lake is famous for its crystal clear water, which appears as shallow as a Taylor Swift song, even though it’s actually around 370 feet deep (just like Taylor Swift’s v@gina). Here are five other, little known facts about Flathead Lake.

flathead lake, montana

Flathead Lake is the largest natural freshwater lake to the west of the Mississippi river. It’s basically like the sexier younger sister of the northern Great Lakes.

At its deepest, Flathead Lake is 370 feet, but it averages about 164 or so. This means that our quaint little clear lake is deeper than the Yellow Sea or the Persian Gulf.

The lake is named for the Flathead Indians, who still live on the Flathead Indian Reservation south of the lake.

Legend has it that the Flathead Lake Monster inhabits the lake. It is described as a large eel-shaped creature similar to the Loch-Ness monster. If the lake is so clear however, wouldn’t you be able to see any large sea serpents swimming around?

Flathead Lake exists at the end of the Rocky Mountain Trench, which was carved out a long time ago by an enormous glacier. It is one of the cleanest lakes in the world for its size and type. So basically if the zombie apocalypse ever happens and you find yourself in need of a bath, you should probably make your way to Montana.

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Gary

Gary is the gay guy that every girl wants to be, and every guy wants to be with (Mostly because he can't get pregnant). He is based in Manhattan, but loves traveling to exotic new people, and sleeping with interesting new places. He is an adventurous writer, digital artist, and game designer that will try almost anything if it makes a good story.
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7 Comments

  • Ok so image if u were Taylor swift and she was u and u said that about her! Wouldn’t feel so good would it stupid man

  • Wow. You’d think that a gay man would understand sexism… or would at least have the balls to own that shit and ditch the @ in vagina. Effing tool.

  • It’s odd that the only things people had to say are in defense of t swift lol. Who gives a fuck either way?! BTW I live 5 miles from flathead lake and it is a disgusting piece of shit because of all the boats on it always and all the houses built on the shore by all the rich julius Caesar wannabe douchebags. Call it a clean lake all you want but us locals won’t eat fish out of it cause we know better

  • The top photo of a beautiful lake looks very nice but it is NOT Flathead Lake. Total fail!