2013 landslide leads to new lake in Montana state park

BILLINGS – A Montana newspaper is accepting submissions for a contest to name a new lake that formed in eastern Montana’s Makoshika State Park after a 2013 landslide.

The Glendive Ranger Review is taking submissions through the end of the month and will present them to Montana State Parks.

The Billings Gazette reported that Doug Habermann with Montana State Parks says the landslide took place in a remote area of Makoshika and dammed up one side of a ravine, creating space for the lake, which is surrounded by steep hillsides.

Rain and snow trapped in the pool has collected enough to form a small lake that’s about 200 yards long and five feet deep.

According to the Ranger Review, the winning name chosen for the lake will be announced June 10.