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Location: Madison / Gallatin counties, Montana, United States: Coordinates: 1]: Type: Natural/Fresh Water Lake: Primary inflows: Madison River: Primary outflows: Madison River: Basin countries: United States: Max. length: 6 mi (9.7 km): Max. width: 0.25 mi (0.40 km): Surface area: 611.8 acres (247.6 ha) [2]: Average depth: 47.2 ft (14.4 m) [3]: Max. depth: 124.88 ft (38.06 m) [3]: Water volume ...
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.
Holter Dam was built by the United Missouri River Power Company and the Montana Power Company. Samuel Thomas Hauser, a former Territorial Governor of the state of Montana from 1885 to 1887, had had a lengthy career in banking, mining, railroads, ranching, and smelting, but had encountered a series of financial setbacks after the Panic of 1893 which had nearly ruined him financially.
This is a list of state parks and reserves in the Montana state park system, in the United States. Current parks. Name Image County Size Estab- lished [1] Lake / river
Hell Creek Recreation Area is a public recreation area managed by the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana occupying 337 acres (136 ha) on the south side of Fort Peck Lake twenty miles (32 km) due north of the community of Jordan, Montana. [4]
The highest morning glory spillway in the world is at Hungry Horse Dam in Montana, U.S., and is controlled by a 64-by-12-foot (19.5 by 3.7 m) ring gate. [14] The bell-mouth spillway in Covão dos Conchos reservoir in Portugal is constructed to look like a natural formation.
Beavertail Hill State Park is a public recreation area located on the Clark Fork River near Interstate 90, 26 miles (42 km) east of Missoula, Montana.The park covers 65 acres (26 ha), has an elevation of 3,615 feet, and offers river frontage, tipi rentals, a short interpretive trail, an amphitheatre, campsites, and picnic areas.
Rising Sun is a wayside area that has a National Park Service [5] campground, [6] a camp store and gift shop, [7] picnic area, restaurant, [8] as well as a motel and guest cabins [7] [9] which are managed by the park's concessionaire, Xanterra Parks & Resorts. [10]