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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 recreation area sits on the western side of Hell Creek Bay and includes a year-round marina and facilities for water sports, camping, and fishing for walleye, northern pike, and smallmouth bass. [2] The park is managed under a no-cost lease arrangement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. [5]
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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.
Flathead Lake: Montana: 18,788,243 acre⋅ft (23.2 km 3) 371 ft (113 m) Remnant of Glacial Lake Missoula 17: Fort Peck Lake: Montana: 18,700,000 acre⋅ft (23.1 km 3) 220 ft (67 m) man-made 18: Lake Chelan: Washington: 15,800,000 acre⋅ft (19.5 km 3) 1,486 ft (453 m) 19: Lake of the Woods: Ontario - Minnesota - Manitoba: 15,700,000 acre⋅ft ...
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.
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).
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]