Heart Lake is a moderate sized (31.6 acres) glacial valley lake located approximately 4.2 miles northeast of Red Mountain and 5.0 miles west of the Continental Divide. The lake lies within the Scapegoat Wilderness, Helena National Forest (USFS Lincoln Ranger District) at 6,424 ft elevation in Landers Fork of the Blackfoot River drainage.
Heart Lake
| Size: | 32.2303 acres |
| Elevation: | 6497.68 ft |
| Directions: | Access to Heart Lake can be obtained by taking Hwy 200 east from Lincoln, MT approximately 6.2 miles to the Copper Creek Rd. Follow the Copper Creek Rd approximately 10.2 miles to the Indian Meadows Trailhead. From the trailhead either hike or pack in on horses along USFS Trail #481 (Main Line Pack Trail) 4.1 miles to its intersection with USFS Trail # 424 (Heart Lake Trail) and follow Trail #424 the final 0.7 miles into Heart Lake. The Heart Lake route is approximately 4.8 miles distance, with moderate difficultly. |
| Status of the Fishery: | |
| Township/Range/Section: | 16N 08W 18 |
| Latitude/Longitude: | 47.1363849642 -112.651556444 |
| FWP Region: | Region 2 |
| County: | Lewis & Clark |
| Fishing District: | Western |
| Type: | MTNLAKE |
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| Waterbody | Year | Section | Species | Count | AveLength | StdDevLength | MinLength | MaxLength | AveWeight | StdDevWeight | MinWeight | MaxWeight |
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| Year | Species Abbrv | Length | Weight | M/C | Count | Sex | Mort | Hook Scar | Disease | Scales | Otolith | Fin Clip | Tag | Comment | Genetics | Age | Stomach | Intercept | Slope | Gear | Equipment | Trip | Date | Pass/Run | Water | Section | Lat/Down | Lon/Down | Lat/Up | Lon/Up | Agency | Start Depth | End Depth |
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| Year | Angler Days | Std. Error |
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| 2021 | 447 | 318 |
| 2020 | 335 | 240 |
| 2019 | 237 | 168 |
| 2015 | 158 | 112 |
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No Gauging Stations found.
There is no fish consumption advisory for this waterbody.
