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Oval Lake

Oval Lake is located in the North Fork Indian Creek Drainage in the Tobacco-Root Mountains.

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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:	Madison
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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	Waterbody	Section	Field Form Type	Date	Purpose	Species

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

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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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Oval Lake

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