Editing Bigfork, Montana (section)

==Geography==
Bigfork is located in south-central Flathead County at the north end of [[Flathead Lake]]. The western edge of the CDP is the [[Flathead River]], the primary inflow of the lake. The [[Swan River (Montana)|Swan River]] flows into Flathead Lake from the east, entering the lake at the center of town. The CDP extends south to the [[Lake County, Montana|Lake County]] line; east to Mud Lake, Mud Creek, and the north–south part of the Swan River; and northwards to the roads north of Echo Lake.

[[Kalispell, Montana|Kalispell]] is {{convert|18|mi}} to the northwest, via [[Montana Highway 35]], [[Montana Highway 82]], and [[U.S. Route 93 in Montana|U.S. Route 93]]. Highway 35 runs through the center of Bigfork and proceeds south along the eastern shore of Flathead Lake, rejoining US 93 at [[Polson, Montana|Polson]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Bigfork CDP has a total area of {{convert|96.6|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|80.9|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|15.7|km2|order=flip}}, or 16.25%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Bigfork CDP, Montana |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3005875 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213065200/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3005875 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |accessdate=June 5, 2016 |work=American FactFinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>