Catalog Record
Bighorn Lake Yellowtail Dam and Powerplant Missouri Basin and Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas-Gulf (MB-ART) Water Operations Monitoring Data
Interior Region 5 & 6: Missouri Basin & Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas-Gulf Water Operations Monitoring Data for Bighorn Lake Yellowtail Dam and Powerplant
Generation Effort
Missouri Basin and Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas-Gulf Water Operations Monitoring
Themes
Water
Reclamation Project
Reclamation Program
Location Information
Location Name
Bighorn Lake Yellowtail Dam and Powerplant
Location Description
Bighorn Lake, formed by Yellowtail Dam, is located in southcentral Montana. It is part of the Yellowtail Unit the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program. The Yellowtail Unit is a multi-purpose development providing irrigation water, flood control, recreation and power generation.
Location Parent
State(s)
Montana
Unified Region(s)
Missouri Basin
Timezone
MT
Elevation
3,200 ft
Vertical Datum
NAVD88
Coordinates (lat, long)
(45.3072, -107.9569)
Horizontal Datum
WGS84
