Sens. Daines and Sheehy sent a letter to the Secretary of the Interior concerned about continued drought conditions in northwest Montana - the latest intervention from elected officials in dam management.| Factor This™
After expressing frustration over perceived inaction by the interagency team charged with overseeing federal dam operations, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte on Thursday submitted a formal request for the release of water from Hungry Horse Reservoir to augment historically low Flathead Lake levels. A below-average snowpack and swift spring melt-out has caused Flathead Lake’s surface level […]| Flathead Beacon
Historically low levels of Flathead Lake likely to impact businesses and recreation this summer| Flathead Beacon
The issue of Flathead Lake’s water levels has entered the state legislature with a resolution to treat recreation on par with the rest of the water’s various uses. Senate Joint Resolution 18 requests that decision-making bodies who oversee the lake’s water levels “ensure that recreation needs be measured fairly compared to hydropower, fish, and irrigation […]| Flathead Beacon