Canyon Ferry Lake
Coordinates: 46°38′55″N 111°43′39″W / 46.64861°N 111.7275°W
Canyon Ferry Lake is a reservoir on the Missouri River near Helena, Montana and Townsend, Montana. It is Montana's third largest body of water, covering 35,181 acres (142 km²) and 76 miles (122 km) of shore (1). The dam was completed in 1954 and has been used for electricity, irrigation, and flood controls since. It is a popular outdoor destination among those in southwestern Montana providing boating, fishing, and is nestled against the Big Belt Mountains of the Rocky Mountains. Canyon Ferry Lake has also become a leading ice boat venue for iceboat racing and iceboat world speed record attempts.[1][2] The former town of Canton lies beneath the lake, having being submerged following construction of the dam in 1954.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.windjet.co.uk/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=51
- ^ http://www.greenbird.co.uk/ice-record/the-location
[edit] External links
- U.S. Dept. of Interior Project page
- Bureau of Reclamation Current Reservoir Data
- Helena Chamber of Commerce
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