Lower Two Medicine Lake is located partly in Glacier National Park as well as on the

Blackfeet Indian Reservation The Blackfeet Nation ( bla, Aamsskáápipikani, script=Latn, ), officially named the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana, is a federally recognized tribe of Siksikaitsitapi people with an Indian reservation in Mon ...

, in the

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. The lake is natural but has a small dam which regulates the lake level and reduces the potential for downstream flooding. Lower Two Medicine Dam is an earthen structure built in 1967 for flood control and irrigation storage, impounding a maximum capacity of 25,120

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. The dam and reservoir are owned and operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Because the lake lies partially on the

, a permit is necessary to fish in the

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ern half of the lake.

References

Lakes of Glacier National Park (U.S.) Lakes of Glacier County, Montana {{GlacierCountyMT-geo-stub

See also

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