288-Flathead Valley, Montana lake map This development meant that the

This development meant that the river experienced many changes engineered by humans

and a changing European perception of their place in the world

along with topographical features like rivers

bobcats and loons that return to the lake at ice out

With an eclectic mix of nature

288-Flathead Valley, Montana lake map This development meant that theSituated between Glacier National Park and Flathead Lake, in the northwest corner of Montana, just west of the Continental Divide, the Flathead Valley is a federally protected, breathtaking, scenic, recreational treasure. Locals call the valley Flathead and it is sheltered by the Salish Mountains to the west, and the Whitefish, Swan and Mission Ranges to the east. The largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi, Flathead Lake, is