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Dam Attractions In Montana

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Montana is a state in the Northwestern United States. Montana has several nicknames, although none are official, including Big Sky Country and The Treasure State, and slogans that include Land of the Shining Mountains and more recently The Last Best Place.Montana is the 4th largest in area, the 8th least populous, and the 3rd least densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. The western half of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller island ranges are found throughout the state. In total, 77 named ranges are part of the Rocky Mountains. The eastern half of Montana is characterized by western prairie terrain and badlands. Montana is bordered by ...
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  • 1. Ryan Dam - Great Falls of the Missouri Great Falls
    Ryan Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Missouri River, 10 miles downstream from the city of Great Falls in the U.S. state of Montana. The dam is 1,336 feet long and 61 feet high; its reservoir is 7 miles long and has a storage capacity of 5,000 acre feet . It is a run-of-river dam. The dam is built on the largest of the five Great Falls of the Missouri, the Big Falls, also sometimes called Great Falls. Since 1915, the six-unit powerhouse on the left side of the dam has occupied a significant portion of the 87-foot high waterfall. The dam, built just upstream of the falls and a small island named Ryan Island, is divided into two parts. On the right side of the dam is a concrete-arch spillway structure, that when functioning, releases water over the remains of the waterfall. The center part ...
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  • 3. Clark Canyon Dam Dillon Montana
    Clark Canyon Dam is an earthfill dam located in Beaverhead County, Montana, about 20 miles south of the county seat of Dillon. The dam impounds the waters of the Beaverhead River, creating a body of water known as Clark Canyon Reservoir. The structure was constructed in 1961-1964 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, to hold water for downstream irrigation and for flood-control purposes. Clark Canyon Dam has a crest length of 2,950 feet , and a maximum height of 147 feet . The dam contains 1,970,000 cubic yards of material. The elevation of the dam crest is 5,578 feet . The reservoir has a total capacity of 325,324 acre feet , and when full has a surface area of 5,903 acres . Construction of the dam and reservoir required the relocation of U.S. Route 91 and a main line of the Union P...
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