Lake type Natural Basin countries United States Max. width .25 mi (0.40 km) Length 720 m | Primary outflows Coal Creek Max. length .45 mi (0.72 km) Surface elevation 1,856 m Width 400 m | |
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Location Glacier National Park, Flathead County, Montana, US | ||
Buffalo Woman Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Buffalo Woman Lake is east of Eaglehead Mountain and .60 miles (0.97 km) south of Beaver Woman Lake.
Map of Buffalo Woman Lake, Montana 59936, USA
The name, Buffalo Woman Lake, was officially approved by the United States Geographic Board (now known as the United States Board on Geographic Names) on March 6, 1929. The name Buffalo Woman was recommended by Howard A. Noble, General Manager of the Glacier Park Hotel, and approved by the National Park Service. According to the Geographic Board's decision card, the name is associated with the Native American tribe known as the Blackfeet.
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