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Hebgen Lake

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Hebgen Lake and the surrounding area offer many recreational activities: camping, fishing, boating, and hiking. Campgrounds include Rainbow Point and Cherry Creek. Rainbow Point is the largest campground on the lake, offering four "loops." Each loop contains approximately 20 campsites. Each campsite
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can accommodate a full-size camper and one or two vehicles.
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Hebgen Lake, looking North from Rainbow Point Campground
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Madison Arm, looking towards Cherry Creek Campground
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Hebgen Lake is located in Montana
Gallatin County
Montana
United States
44°46′56″N 111°14′01″W / 44.78222°N 111.23361°W / 44.78222; -111.23361
Type
Reservoir
Primary inflows
Madison River
Primary outflows
Catchment area
Basin
not a well-defined measure
reservoir
Hebgen Dam
Gallatin County
Montana
1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake
Quake Lake
Madison River
Firehole Ranch
Quake Lake
Yellowstone Caldera
Hebgen Lake, Montana with a mountain as a backdrop
Madison Arm, looking towards Cherry Creek Campground
Hebgen Lake, looking North from Rainbow Point Campground
Cabin partially submerged by 1959 earthquake

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