Nelson Reservoir is a
reservoir located in
Phillips County, Montana, northeast of
Malta and northwest of
Saco, Montana, created by damming the
Milk River, a tributary of the
Missouri River.
It is stocked annually with 100,000
walleye as well as
yellow perch and
northern pike. There is both warm-weather and
ice fishing.
The Nelson Dam is maintained by the
Bureau of Reclamation. It is a
homogeneous earthfill dam originally built in 1914-1915 and enlarged in 1921–1922. It provides water storage for irrigation.
There is a recreation area and campground adjacent to the reservoir.
It is named for H.H. Nelson, who formed The Milk River Water User's Association to lobby for building diversion dikes and dams.
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Reservoirs in Montana
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