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Hungry Horse Dam is an arch dam in the Western United States, on the South Fork Flathead River in the Rocky Mountains of northwest Montana.It is located in Flathead National Forest in Flathead County, about fifteen miles (24 km) south of the west entrance to Glacier National Park, nine miles (14 km) southeast of Columbia Falls, and twenty miles (32 km) northeast of Kalispell.
Hungry Horse is located in central Flathead County at the confluence of the Flathead River and its South Fork. Bad Rock Canyon lies less than one mile to the west of Hungry Horse. U.S. Route 2 passes through Hungry Horse, leading northeast 10 miles (16 km) to West Glacier and southwest 23 miles (37 km) to Kalispell .
Hungry Horse Dam: 564 172 Concrete arch S.F. Flathead River 1953 Nebraska [5] Medicine Creek Dam ...
The reservoir trends north then northwest, and the river then passes through the arched Hungry Horse Dam, just a few miles above the mouth. After it leaves the dam, the river enters a narrow gorge and, exiting the canyon for the final time, runs northwest past the town of Hungry Horse , then joins the Flathead River, just a few miles below its ...
The lake is downstream of Hungry Horse Dam on the South Fork Flathead River. [12] The Hungry Horse Dam is managed by the Bureau of Reclamation to provide beneficial flow conditions and to provide safe passage for migrating juvenile fish to reach the Columbia River Estuary and the Pacific Ocean. [13]
Jul. 14—A regional water management team on Friday opted not to alleviate Flathead Lake's low water level by increasing flows out of Hungry Horse Reservoir. After deliberating for nearly two ...
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The smallest dam, Copco No. 2, was torn down by crews using heavy machinery. The other three dams are set to be dismantled next year, starting with a drawdown of the reservoirs in January.