Where is Cabinet Gorge Reservoir?

Cabinet Gorge Reservoir is a lake in Sanders County, Montana. Its water-quality measurements are published by Montana DEQ and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Cabinet Gorge Reservoir?

Cabinet Gorge Reservoir has a maximum depth of 49 feet. The lake covers 2789 acres.

Are there campgrounds on Cabinet Gorge Reservoir?

Cabinet Gorge Reservoir has 3 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Bull River Pavilion, Bull River, Big Eddy Campground. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.

Cabinet Gorge Reservoir

Sanders County, Montana2,789 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Montana DEQ for this lake.

Max depth

49 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

2,789 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

40 mi

Measured length

49 ft max depth

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Cabinet Gorge Reservoir in Sanders County, Montana has water-quality measurements published by Montana DEQ, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 49 ft. Surface area: 2789 acres.

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Cabinet Gorge Reservoir is a 2,789-acre lake in Sanders County, Montana with a maximum depth of 49 feet.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Montana DEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Cabinet Gorge Reservoir is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping3 public campgrounds nearby
Deep water49 ft surveyed max depth
Big water2,789 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Cabinet Gorge Reservoir is safe to swim in today is a call for the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Cabinet Gorge Reservoir

These are the measurements Montana DEQ publishes for Cabinet Gorge Reservoir, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Max depth

49 ft

Surface area

2,789 acres

Shoreline

40 mi

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Cabinet Gorge Reservoir

Bull River Pavilion2.9 kmReserve
Bull River3.0 km
Big Eddy Campground4.1 km

Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes

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Frequently asked questions about Cabinet Gorge Reservoir

Where is Cabinet Gorge Reservoir?: Cabinet Gorge Reservoir is a lake in Sanders County, Montana. Its water-quality measurements are published by Montana DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Cabinet Gorge Reservoir?: Cabinet Gorge Reservoir in Sanders County, Montana has water-quality measurements published by Montana DEQ, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 49 ft. Surface area: 2789 acres.
Is Cabinet Gorge Reservoir safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Cabinet Gorge Reservoir?: Cabinet Gorge Reservoir has a maximum depth of 49 feet. The lake covers 2789 acres.
Are there campgrounds on Cabinet Gorge Reservoir?: Cabinet Gorge Reservoir has 3 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Bull River Pavilion, Bull River, Big Eddy Campground. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.