Water Projects Bureau

Water Projects Bid Invitations none at current time

The Water Projects Bureau administers the operation and
maintenance of state-owned water projects. These include
22 dams, with approximately 250 miles of irrigation canals
and one 10 MW hydropower facility. The bureau is also
responsible for dam safety of 10 dams owned by the
Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. Most of the DNRC
projects are operated by local water users associations
that use the water for irrigation. Many of the projects
provide secondary recreational benefits including camping, fishing and boating.

State Water Projects
Tongue River and East Fork Rock Creek Dams
Painted Rocks Reservoir Data
Hydropower
State Reservoir Storage Contents

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State-Owned Water Projects

Name	Year Completed	Storage (acre-feet)	Height (feet)	County
*Ackley Lake Dam	1938	5,815	51	Judith Basin
*Bair Reservoir Dam	1939	7,010	102	Meagher
*Cataract Dam	1959	1,478	80	Madison
*Cooney Dam	1937	28,400	102	Carbon
*Cottonwood Dam	1953	1,900	39	Park
*Deadmans Basin Dam	1941	72,220	60	Wheatland
*East Fork of Rock Creek Dam	1938	16,040	83	Granite
Fred Burr Dam	1948	516	50	Ravalli
Frenchman Dam	1952	3,750	44	Phillips
*Glacier Lake Dam	1937	4,200	57	Carbon
*Martinsdale Dam	1939	23,110	91	Wheatland
*Middle Creek Dam (Hyalite)	1951	10,184	125	Gallatin
*Nevada Creek Dam	1938	12,640	88	Powell
*Nilan Dam	1951	10,090	54	Lewis & Clark
*North Fork of Smith River Dam	1936	11,406	84	Meagher
*Painted Rocks Dam	1940	32,362	143	Ravalli
*Ruby River Dam	1939	36,633	111	Madison
*Tongue River Dam	1939	79,071	94	Big Horn
*Toston Dam (Broadwater-Missouri)	1940	3,000	56	Broadwater
*Willow Creek Dam	1938	17,730	105	Madison
*Yellowater Dam	1938	3,840	37	Petroleum

Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks Dams

Name	Year Completed	Storage (acre-feet)	Height (feet)	County
Ashley Lake Dam	--	20,400	10	Flathead
*Bearpaw Dam	1958	535	59	Hill
Clearwater Fish Barrier	1963	less than 50	15	Missoula
*Gartside Dam	1962	326	30	Richland
Johnson Reservoir Dam	1930s	208	23	Dawson
Knowlton Reservoir Dam	1890-1910	166	15	Teton
South Sandstone Reservoir Dam	1975	940	38	Fallon
Whitetail Dam	1930s	198	21	Daniels
Rainy Lake Fish Barrier	--	--	--	Missoula

* Denotes High-Hazard Dams: A "high-hazard" dam is one whose failure would endanger lives.
This classification is not a reflection on the actual condition of the dam.