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Range of temperature on irrigable area: -4G to 110 degrees F. 



Character of soil of irrigable area: Deep sandy loam predominates; some alkali 

 and gumbo. 



Principal products: Grain, forage crops and vegetables. 



Principal markets: Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth, Minn.; local markets 

 consume forage crops and vegetables. 



MILK RIVER PROJECT. 

 Location. 



Counties: Teton, Hill, Blaine and Valley. 



Townships: 34 to 37 N., R. 14 W.; 34 N., R. 15 W.; 37 N., Rs. 11 to 13 W.; 

 27 to 33 N., Rs. 17 to 42 E., Montana Meridian. 



Railroads: Great Northern and Canadian Pacific. 



Railroad stations and estimated population, January 1, 1913: Browning: Havre, 

 4,500; Chinook, 1,000; Harlem, 450; Savoy, 40; Coburg, 30; Dodson, 200; Wagner, 75; 

 Malta, 650; Saco, 600; Hinsdale, 250; Glasgow, 1,500, and Nashua, 150; Montana; 

 Cardston and Woolford, Canada. 



Water Supply. 

 Source of water supply: St. Mary Lakes, Swift Current Creek and Milk 

 Area of drainage basin: St. Mary Lakes and Swift Current Creek, 292 

 Havre. 5,050 square miles; Milk River at Malta, 10,700 

 Hinsdale, 17,300 square miles. 



acre feet of Milk River: At Havre (5.050 square miles), 1898 



426,000; minimum, 17.100; mean, 227,140. At Malta (14,000 



to 1912: Maximum 675,000; minimum, 51,000; mean. 380,240. 



River, 

 square 

 square 



miles; ]Milk River at 

 miles; Milk River at 



Annual run-off in 

 to 1912: Maximum, 

 square miles), 1903 



At Hinsdale (17.300 square miles), 1909 to 1912: Maximum 1,229,000; minimum, 

 228,000; mean, 594,600. 



Data for Complete Project. 



Reservoirs: St. Mary Lakes — Area 6,910 acres; capacity, 218,000 acre-feet; 

 length of spillway, 500 feet; elevation of spillway, 40 feet above water surface of the 

 natural lake. Sherburne Lakes — Height of dam, probably 95 feet; capacity, about 

 100,000 acre-feet; area, 2,000 acres. Red Eagle Lakes — Height of dam, area, etc., not 

 determined; capacity, probably about 5,000 acre-feet. Nelson Reservoir — Area, 6,380 

 acres; capacity, 141,815 acre-feet; no spillway. 



Storage dams: St. Mary La,kes — Type, earth embankment, height is dependent 

 upon which of the conditions, as shown in the following table, is chosen: 



Spillway 

 Elevation. 



Effective 



Storage 



Height of Dam. 



Storage 

 Capacity 

 Acre-feet. 



Dam at lower site 



Dam at lower site 



Dam at lower site and 

 Canal between lakes... 

 Dam at lower site and. 



Dam at upper site 



Dam at lower site and. 



Dam at upper site 



Dam at lower site and. 

 Dam at upper site and 

 Canal between lakes... 



4500 

 4485 

 4485 

 4480 

 4485 

 4500 

 4485 

 4509 

 4485 



4500 



34 



218,000 



Most probable choice, maximum height. 45 feet; effective storage height, 31 

 feet; length of crest, 2,600 feet; volume, 135,000 cubic yards. Sherburne Lakes — 

 Type earth embankment; height, probably 95 feet; length of crest, 900 feet; volume, 

 300,000 cubic yards. Red Eagle Lake — Type, rubble masonry (probably) ; height, 

 not determined. Nelson Reservoir — Type, earth embankment; maximum height, 33 

 feet; length of crest, 15,135 feet; volume. 911.540 cubic yards. 



Diversion Dams: Swiftcurrent Creek — Type, earth embankment backed by tim- 

 ber crib, rock-filled; length. 2,800 feet; maximum height, 13 feet. Chinook — Type, tim- 

 ber crib, rock-filled, with concrete abutments; maximum height and length not deter- 

 mined. Dodson — Timber crib, rock-filled, with automatic crest; maximum height. 



— If you want a home get it in Montana and get it note. 



