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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.
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Fort Peck Dam: MT: Fort Peck Lake: 250 76 18,690,000 23.053 185 Garrison Dam: ND: Lake ...
A United States Fish and Wildlife Officer works in the forensics laboratory. Wildlife forensic science is forensic science applied to legal issues involving wildlife. . Wildlife forensic sciences also deal with conservation and identification of rare species and is a useful tool for non-invasiv
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.
Catalog of Fishes is a comprehensive on-line database and reference work on the scientific names of fish species and genera. It is global in its scope and is hosted by the California Academy of Sciences. It has been compiled and is continuously updated by the curator emeritus of the CAS fish collection, William N. Eschmeyer.