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Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Montana.. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
All reservoirs in Montana should be included in this category. The main article for this category is List of dams and reservoirs in Montana; Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reservoirs in Montana; See also category Lakes of Montana
Pages in category "Dams in Montana" ... List of dams and reservoirs in Montana; B. Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area; Black Eagle Dam; C. Canyon Ferry Dam;
There are at least 3,223 named lakes and reservoirs in Montana.The following list contains lists of lakes and reservoirs in Montana by county. A lake is a terrain feature (or physical feature), a body of liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the bottom of basin (another type of landform or terrain feature; that is not global).
Canyon Ferry Lake is a reservoir on the Missouri River near Helena, Montana and Townsend, Montana.It is Montana's third largest body of water, covering 35,181 acres (142 km 2) and 76 miles (122 km) of shore .
Como Dam (National Inventory of Dams ID MT00564) is a dam in Ravalli County, Montana, in the far western part of the state.. Como Dam was originally constructed by local farmers around 1910, to impound a natural lake for irrigation storage; the United States Bureau of Reclamation enhanced and stabilized that structure in 1954, in 1976, and in 1992-1993.
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 dam is owned and operated by the Bureau. The reservoir it creates, Willow Creek Reservoir, has a water surface of 1,530 acres (620 ha), another 3,069 acres (1,242 ha) of surrounding land, about 11 miles (18 km) of shoreline, and a maximum capacity of 32,400 acre-feet (40,000,000 m 3). [3]