Lake Sherburne is located along the entrance road to the Many Glacier area of Glacier National Park in Montana.

Lake Sherburne is a manmade reservoir located just inside the entrance to Many Glacier. The reservoir offers lake activities, wildlife and nearby camping and hiking. Lake Sherburne was created from regulating the flows of Swiftcurrent Creek with an earth fill dam built in 1914 and 1921.


The lake is formed by the Sherburne Dam, which impounded Swiftcurrent Creek. The construction of the dam inundated several small lakes and highly productive riparian and wetland areas, and due to its fluctuating water levels, the surrounding area supports little vegetation. However, trumpeter swans are often observed along the lake in the spring and fall. The lake stretches nearly six miles (9.6 km) at normal elevation.

The name Lake Sherburne is derived from an early settler and businessman in the area, Joseph H Sherburne. He settled in the area (Browning) in 1896 and was the proprietor of the Sherburne Mercantile Company which had stores in towns in the area Browning, Babb and East Glacier. During this time, he had a cabin for summer use by his family on the shore of what became known as Sherburne Lakes (plural). Once the dam was built in 1919 the name was revised to Lake Sherburne. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Sherburne)