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Fort Peck Lake, or Lake Fort Peck, is a major reservoir in Montana, formed by the Fort Peck Dam on the Missouri River. The lake lies in the eastern prairie region of Montana approximately 140 miles (230 km) east of Great Falls and 120 miles (190 km) north of Billings , reaching into portions of six counties.
The Fort Peck Interpretive Center is the official visitor center for the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge in Fort Peck, Montana. Also known as the Fort Peck Interpretive Center and Museum, the Center contains an aquarium of native and game fish, stuffed specimens of local wildlife, and casts of area dinosaur fossils. [40]
More than 2,000 mi (3,200 km) of the Missouri River have been altered and only that stretch of the river above Fort Peck Reservoir in Montana remains relatively unchanged. [37] These alterations of the river have had a detrimental impact on a number of native fish species.
Fort Peck Dam spillway construction. Gate piers No. 3-9 completed. Pouring No. 10. Fort Peck, Montana. Fort Peck was a major project of the Public Works Administration, part of the New Deal. Construction of Fort Peck Dam started in 1933, and at its peak in July 1936 employed 10,546 workers.
Species of fish found on the North and/or South Forks down to Harlowton include: mountain whitefish, and brown, cutthroat, rainbow, and brook trout. The eastern part of the river has channel catfish , sauger , smallmouth bass , and walleye due to the warmer water caused by dewatering from irrigation and the arid climate shift from mountain to ...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which oversees the powerhouses, dam, lake, and dredge cuts, [10] is the major employer in Fort Peck, as well as, other government programs. Until recently all of the houses in Fort Peck were government built. Fort Peck draws people from hundreds of miles away to recreate around Fort Peck Reservoir.
Fort Peck Lake. Antelope Creek Reservoir, el. 2,165 feet (660; Beery Reservoir, el. 2,342 feet (714; Christianson Reservoir, el. 2,372 feet (723; Dreyer Reservoir, el ...
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