TABLE 2-6. 



SUMMARY OF FEDERAL IRRIGATION PROJECTS IN THE BASIN 



Name, Location, 

 and 

 Operation History 



Project 

 Specifications 



Operation 



and 



Maintenance 



LOWER UILLOU CREEK PROJECT 



• Located on Willow Creek 

 6 mi les west of Hall, 

 Montana. 



• This is a 174-acre project 

 with a capacity of about 

 5,100 AF. 



• The project is owned and 

 operated by the Lower Willow 

 Creek Drainage District. 



• Constructed in 1962 by 

 the Soil Conservation 

 Service. 



• It provides water to lands 

 in lower Willow Creek and 

 the lower Flint Creek Valley. 



MISSOULA VALLEY PROJECT 



• Located southwest of 

 Missoula, Montana. 



• Construction was com- 

 pleted in 1949 with assis- 

 tance from the BOR. 



• The project consists of 

 the Big Flat canal and dis- 

 tribution system. 



• Water is diverted from the 

 Bitterroot River and is used 

 to irrigate about 780 acres 

 7 miles west of Missoula. 



• The project is operated 

 and maintained by the Big 

 Flat Irrigation District. 



FRENCHTOWN PROJECT 



• Principal crops are hay, 

 grain, and pasture. 



• Located near Frenchtown, 

 Montana. 



• Construction was com- 

 pleted in 1937 with assis- 

 tance from the BOR. 



• The project consists of a 

 diversion dam on a side 

 channel of the Clark Fork 

 and a gravity- flow distri- 

 bution system that includes 

 17 miles of main canal and 

 21 miles of laterals. 



• The project has been 



operated and maintained by 

 the Frenchtown Irrigation 

 District since 1938. 



• The system irrigates about 

 4,600 acres between Grass 

 Valley and Huson; principal 

 crops are hay, grain, and 

 pasture. 



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