Stampede is a 1949 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Rod Cameron, Gale Storm, Johnny Mack Brown and Don Castle.

Back when their father built the ranch, he dammed the river on their property to create Spirit Lake, and thus the McCalls control all the water in the valley.

The land surrounding the ranch belongs to business partners LeRoy Stanton and Stanley Cox, who begin selling it to various settlers from Indiana and Illinois.

Connie strongly resents the McCalls despite her peaceable father's desire to get along with his neighbors, but over time, a romance kindles between her and Tim.

He is overcome by guilt in his role in betraying Mike and goes to the bar to drink, where he hints about the conspiracy to his friend Varick.