Albino Lake Explained

Albino Lake
Other Name:Golden Fontinalis Lake
Location:Gallatin County, Montana
Coords:45.0881°N -111.2909°W
Type:Lake
Inflow:Madison Range
Outflow:Meadow Creek
Basin Countries:United States
Elevation:7106feet
Pushpin Map:Montana#USA
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of lake in Montana, USA

Albino Lake is a lake in Gallatin County, Montana in the Madison Range in south central Montana. It is located on Meadow Creek, a tributary of the Taylor Fork in the Gallatin National Forest and sits at an elevation of 7106feet.[1]

The lake has historically been stocked by the United States Forest Service withrainbow trout and Yellowstone cutthroat trout. Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks reports that the population of rainbow trout, last stocked in the 1950s, has died out, but the cutthroats remain. [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Madison/Gallatin Mountain Lakes Information. Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks. 10 July 2020. 1 March 2015. 11 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160411163848/http://fwp.mt.gov/fwpDoc.html?id=68851. dead.
  2. Book: Bergan, Joshua . 2017 . Flyfisher's Guide to Southwest Montana's Mountain Lakes. Wilderness Adventure Press, Inc. . 131-133 . 9781940239125.