Oval Lake is located in the North Fork Indian Creek Drainage in the Tobacco-Root Mountains.
Oval Lake is located in the North Fork Indian Creek Drainage in the Tobacco-Root Mountains.
Size: | 2.4272 acres |
Elevation: | 4189 ft |
Directions: | From Highway 287, turn onto Indian Creek Road near Sheridan, MT. This road will turn into USFS Rd. 158. Don't go Southeast up the South Fork of Indian Creek. Take Trail 6015 to Trail 6007 which arrives at Hill Reservoir. From Hill Reservoir, bushwack ~0.4 miles southeast to Oval Lake. A GPS is recommended to find the lake. |
Status of the Fishery: | Oval Lake has not been stocked and is believed to be fishless. Future sampling will decide if the lake can support fish and should be stocked. |
Township/Range/Section: | 3S 3W 31 |
Latitude/Longitude: | 45.5343 -112.0308 |
FWP Region: | Region 3 |
County: | |
Fishing District: | Central |
Owner: |
Forest Service |
Type: | MTNLAKE |
Notes: | During a sampling event in late June of 2020 the lake was fish-less, this lake may not be deep enough to overwinter fish, however the lake and the surrounding area are beautiful and worth the hike. |
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