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Welcome to the Fort Peck Project
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courtesy of Rick Graetz
Named for
an old trading post of the 1860's, Fort Peck Dam is one of six
multipurpose main stem projects which operate as part of a system
on the upper Missouri River. Construction of Fort Peck Dam near
Glasgow, Montana, began in 1933 and was completed in 1940. Fort
Peck Dam is the largest hydraulically filled dam in the United
States. The dam measures 21,026 feet in length with a maximum
height of 250.5 feet. The total combined capacity of the five turbines generates 185,250 kilowatts of power. The entire Fort
Peck project lies within the Charles M. Russell National
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Refuge. For more information on the History of Fort Peck, check
out the following web site: www.fortpeckdam.com
Fort
Peck Lake is the 5th-largest man-made reservoir in the United
States. The lake is 134 miles long, has 1520 miles of shoreline,
and has a maximum depth of 220 feet. Water is stored at Fort
Peck Lake for the production of hydroelectric power. In addition,
the water is managed for flood damage reduction, downstream
navigation, fish and wildlife, recreation, irrigation, public
water supply, and improved water quality. The total storage
capacity of the reservoir is approximately 18.7 million acre-feet.
The lake drains an area of approximately 10,200 square miles.
For
more information, download the Fort
Peck brochure and the Fort Peck
fact sheet.
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Location:
Fort Peck
is located 20 miles southeast of Glasgow, Montana on Montana Highway
24; or 10 miles southwest of Nashua on Montana Highway 117.
Address:
U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers
Fort Peck Lake Office
P.O. Box 208
Fort Peck, Montana 59223-0208
Telephone:
(406) 526-3411
or fax (406) 526-3593
Fort Peck Interpretive Center - (406) 526-3493
Downstream Campground - (406) 526-3224
E-Mail:
For questions regarding
Fort Peck Dam or Fort Peck Lake contact the Fort
Peck Lake Manager
For questions regarding
Fort Peck Powerhouse the Operations
Project Manager .
For
questions about the
Interpretive
Center
or tours of the powerhouse contact the Interpretive
Center.
Operating
Hours:
Office hours
- Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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Powerplant
Tours
Due to increased security the powerhouse tours
will begin at the
Fort
Peck
Interpretive
Center
. Visitors must sign up 15 minutes prior to the tour and
show a government issued photo ID. The powerhouse museum
will no longer be open to general viewing. Anyone wishing
to see the powerhouse museum will need to go on the tour. |
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Memorial
Day to Labor Day |
| Weekdays |
Tours
are conducted 4 times daily during the week at the
following times:
9:00 a.m. 11:00
a.m. 1:00
p.m. 3:00 p.m. |
| Weekends
& Holidays |
every
hour beginning at 9:00 a.m. with the last tour beginning
at 4:00 p.m. |
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No tours
in the off-season except by special appointment. To
schedule
a tour, contact the Fort Peck Interpretive Center at (406)
526-3493 |
 Visitors since
13 December 2003
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