FISHMT :: Waterbody Details

Gold Creek Lake

Gold Creek Lake is a moderate-sized (13.8 acres), remote glacial cirque lake located in the Rattlesnake Wilderness in the Gold Creek drainage near Missoula at 6,870 ft elevation.

Waterbody Information

Size:	13.8 acres
Elevation:	6870 ft
Directions:	Access to Gold Creek Lake can most easily be obtained by taking USFS Road #126 (Gold Creek Road) off of U.S. Highway 200 east of Missoula. Travel on Road #126 for ~6 miles, then USFS Road #2103 for ~ 5 miles and finally USFS Road #4323 for ~ 5 miles to the West Fork Gold Creek Trailhead and USFS Trail #333. From here, it is a ~ 5.5 mile hike on Trail #333 to Boulder Lake. From Boulder Lake, hike ~ 0.7 mile up the stream drainage on the northwest side of Boulder Lake (off-trail). This stream is the outlet of Gold Creek Lake. Gold Creek Lake can also be reached by hiking off-trail across difficult terrain for ~1.2 mi to the west from Fly Lake.
Status of the Fishery:
Township/Range/Section:	15N 18W 2
Latitude/Longitude:	47.08557 -113.84673
FWP Region:	Region 2
County:	Missoula
Fishing District:	Western
Type:	MTNLAKE

View Interactive Map

Current Waterbody Report

Fish Species

Contact Information

Survey Data

Click on rows to select them for use in other tabs.

	Waterbody	Section	Field Form Type	Date	Purpose	Species

To see this data, first select one or more rows from the Collection Info tab.

For Comparative analysis all Length Units are millimeters : all Weights are grams

Species	Count	Avg	StdDev	Min	Max	AvgWgt	StdDevWgt	MinWeight	S/L	Sects	Surveys	Waterbody

To see this data, first select one or more rows from the Collection Info tab.

For Comparative analysis all Length Units are millimeters : all Weights are grams

Waterbody	Section	Species	Count	AveLength	StdDevLength	MinLength	MaxLength	AveWeight	StdDevWeight	MinWeight	MaxWeight

To see this data, first select one or more rows from the Collection Info tab.

For Comparative analysis all Length Units are millimeters : all Weights are grams

Waterbody	Year	Section	Species	Count	AveLength	StdDevLength	MinLength	MaxLength	AveWeight	StdDevWeight	MinWeight	MaxWeight

To see this data, first select one or more rows from the Collection Info tab.

This is a preview, all fields will be visible by selecting a download option. For Comparative analysis all Length Units are millimeters : all Weights are grams.

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

FWP Fishing Access Sites

Fishing Pressure

Year	Angler Days	Std. Error
2021	123	123

Stocking Information

Regulations

View the latest Montana Fishing Regulations.

Gauging Stations

No Gauging Stations found.

Fish Consumption Advisory

There is no fish consumption advisory for this waterbody.

Reports

Additional Files

Gold Creek Lake Bathymetric Map

Back

Additional Information

View Interactive Map

MONTANA

FISH, WILDLIFE & PARKS

MONTANA

FISH, WILDLIFE & PARKS

Gold Creek Lake

Waterbody Information

Current Waterbody Report

Fish Species

Contact Information

Survey Data

Click on rows to select them for use in other tabs.

To see this data, first select one or more rows from the Collection Info tab.

For Comparative analysis all Length Units are millimeters : all Weights are grams

To see this data, first select one or more rows from the Collection Info tab.

For Comparative analysis all Length Units are millimeters : all Weights are grams

To see this data, first select one or more rows from the Collection Info tab.

For Comparative analysis all Length Units are millimeters : all Weights are grams

To see this data, first select one or more rows from the Collection Info tab.

This is a preview, all fields will be visible by selecting a download option. For Comparative analysis all Length Units are millimeters : all Weights are grams.

FWP Fishing Access Sites

Fishing Pressure

Stocking Information

Regulations

Gauging Stations

Fish Consumption Advisory

Reports

Additional Files

Additional Information

Fishing Information