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Facilities in Operation

Canals

62 mi  

Laterals

96 mi  

Pumping Plants

6       

Drains

45 mi  


Carriage Facilities

Fallon Main Canal

Location

Near Fallon, Montana, from Fallon Pumping Plant east about 3 miles.

Construction period

1946-1948  

Length

3.5 mi  

Diversion capacity

72 cfs  

Typical section in earth:

 

   Bottom width

6 ft  

   Side slopes

1.5:1  

   Water depth

3.7 ft  


Fallon Relift Canal

Location

Near Fallon, Montana, from Fallon Relift Pumping Plant at the end of Fallon Main Canal, south-southwest about 3 miles.

Construction period

1946-1948  

Length

3.5 mi  

Diversion capacity

34 cfs  

Typical section in earth:

 

   Bottom width

4 ft  

   Side slopes

1.5:1  

   Water depth

2.7 ft  


Glendive Canal

Location

From Glendive Pumping Plant near Fallon, Montana, northeast about 26 miles along the Yellowstone River to vicinity of Glendive, Montana.

Construction period

1937-1941  

Length

34.1 mi  

Diversion capacity

330 cfs  

Typical section in earth:

 

   Bottom width

13 ft  

   Side slopes

1.5:1  

   Water depth

7 ft  


Shirley Main Canal

Location

From Shirley Pumping Plant, about 20 miles southwest of Terry, Montana, northeast about 12 miles along Yellowstone River to a point 8 miles southwest of Terry.

Construction period

1940-1943  

Length

13.3 mi  

Diversion capacity

105 cfs  

Typical section in earth:

 

   Bottom width

8 ft  

   Side slopes

1.5:1  

   Water depth

4 ft  


Terry Main Canal

Location

Vicinity of Terry, Montana, from Terry Pumping Plant east about 6 miles.

Construction period

1940-1944  

Length

7.7 mi  

Diversion capacity

60 cfs  

Typical section in earth:

 

   Bottom width

5 ft  

   Side slopes

1.5:1  

   Water depth

3.5 ft  


Pumping Plants

Designation

Number of units

Total capacity, cfs

Total dynamic head, ft

Total horsepower

First division:

       

   Glendive No. 1

3

330

103

4,500

   Glendive No. 2

2

     37.5

143

    800

Second division:

       

   Shirley

3

111

  51

    750

   Terry

3

      61.5

109

    900

   Fallon

3

  72

  45

    450

   Fallon Relift

2

  40

  90

    500

 

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