Tongue River Reservoir State Park
| Tongue River Reservoir State Park | |
|---|---|
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  Location in Montana | |
| Location | Big Horn County, Montana, United States |
| Nearest town | Decker, Montana |
| Coordinates | 45°05′59″N 106°47′40″W / 45.09975°N 106.79453°W[1] |
| Area | 642 acres (260 ha)[1] |
| Elevation | 3,468 ft (1,057 m)[1] |
| Designation | Montana state park |
| Established | 1983[2] |
| Visitors | 99,232 (in 2023)[3] |
| Administrator | Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks |
| Website | Tongue River Reservoir State Park |
Tongue River Reservoir State Park is a public recreation area located 6 miles north of Decker, Montana, on the western shore of the Tongue River Reservoir. The 12-mile-long reservoir is an impoundment of the Tongue River. The state park, occupying 642 acres at an elevation of 3468 feet, offers boating, fishing, camping, swimming, wildlife viewing, and a seasonal marina.[1]
Fishing
[edit]This state park offers a 3,600 acre reservoir that is regularly stocked for fishing. Management emphases is for crappie, smallmouth bass, northern pike, and walleye.[4]
| Species | Family | Class | Native to MT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bullhead | Catfish | Warmwater | Introduced |
| Black Crappie | Sunfish | Warmwater | Introduced |
| Bluegill | Sunfish | Warmwater | Introduced |
| Brown Trout | Trout | Coldwater | Introduced |
| Channel Catfish | Catfish | Warmwater | Native |
| Common Carp | Minnow | Warmwater | Introduced |
| Fathead Minnow | Minnow | Warmwater | Native |
| Golden Shiner | Minnow | Warmwater | Introduced |
| Green Sunfish | Sunfish | Warmwater | Introduced |
| Largemouth Bass | Sunfish | Warmwater | Introduced |
| Longnose Dace | Minnow | Warmwater | Native |
| Longnose Sucker | Sucker | Warmwater | Native |
| Northern Pike | Pike | Warmwater | Introduced |
| Pumpkinseed | Sunfish | Warmwater | Introduced |
| Rock Bass | Sunfish | Warmwater | Introduced |
| Sauger | Perch | Warmwater | Native |
| Shorthead Redhorse | Sucker | Warmwater | Native |
| Smallmouth Bass | Sunfish | Warmwater | Introduced |
| Spottail Shiner | Minnow | Warmwater | Introduced |
| Stonecat | Catfish | Native | |
| Walleye | Perch | Warmwater | Introduced |
| White Crappie | Sunfish | Warmwater | Introduced |
| White Sucker | Sucker | Warmwater | Native |
| Yellow Bullhead | Catfish | Warmwater | Introduced |
| Yellow Perch | Perch | Warmwater | Introduced |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Tongue River Reservoir State Park". Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
- ^ "Park Origin by Date". Montana State Parks. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (May 6, 2024). "2023 Montana State Parks Annual Visitation Report" (PDF). fwp.mt.gov. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ "FISHMT :: Waterbody Details". myfwp.mt.gov. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
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