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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.
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.
Hauser Dam: MT: Hauser Lake: 80 24 98,000 0.121 19 Holter Dam: MT: Holter Lake: 124 38 243,000 0.300 48 Black Eagle Dam: MT: Long Pool 13 4 2,000 0.002 21 Rainbow Dam: MT: 29 9 1,000 0.001 36 Cochrane Dam: MT: 59 18 3,000 0.004 64 Ryan Dam: MT: 61 19 5,000 0.006 60 Morony Dam: MT: 59 18 3,000 0.004 48 Fort Peck Dam: MT: Fort Peck Lake: 250 76 ...
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.
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 Randall Dam flooded 221,497 acres (89,637 ha) of Indigenous land and 220,478 acres (89,224 ha) were inundated by the Big Bend Dam. [8] In South Dakota, politicians and other proponents of the Pick-Sloan Program and dam construction had promised 1 million acres (4.0 × 10 ^ 3 km 2 ) of irrigation as “appropriate compensation” for ...
But members of the Fort Peck Tribes maintain a positive outlook. ... And research doesn't really support that," said Monica Skewes, professor of psychology at Montana State University.
The Fort Peck Original Houses Historic District, is an 11 acres (4.5 ha) historic district consisting of 12 one-story cottages along E. Kansas Avenue in Fort Peck, Montana. Some or all was built in 1934, and they served as housing for the administrative personnel from the Army Corps of Engineers during the Fort Peck Dam project.