Browns Lake is a 549.9 acre lake located in the knob and kettle topography of Kleinschmidt Flats near the middle Blackfoot River watershed. The lake sits at an elevation of 4294 ft and is bordered primarily by private ranchlands except for approximately 80 acres of the northeast corner of the lake (state-owned land). Portions of the eastern shoreline are owned by USFW and open to the public. Ward Creek enters at the northeast corner and exits at the southwest corner of the Browns Lake and contributes approximately 0.5-5cfs.