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Tiber Recreation Facilities Tiber Dam Flood Control One of the most important functions of Tiber Reservoir The reservoir, with 181 miles of shoreline, extends Tiber Dam impounds the Marias River forming Lake is the regulation of erratic and fluctuating flows of the upstream of the dam for approximately 24 miles. The Elwell (Tiber Reservoir). The Bureau of Reclamation Marias and Missouri Rivers. The top 19.5 feet of water Bureau of Reclamation maintains eight recreational facility was originally constructed for flood control and storage, approximately 400,838 acre-feet, is allocated areas (shown on map) around the reservoir and one irrigation purposes. Present operations also supply exclusively for flood control. The U.S. Army Corps of interpretive site. The Pack-it-in/Pack-it-out policy municipal and industrial water, provide recreation Engineers estimated that Tiber Dam prevented refers to visitors removing all trash they brought in or opportunities, enhance fish and wildlife habitat, and $234,584,700 in flood damages between 1956 and 2011. created. Some of the damage would have occurred immediately provide electricity through a privately developed Tiber Marina — A full service marina provides water hydropower plant. below the dam, while other damages would have occurred further downstream along the Missouri River and electrical camping hookups, designated primitive Tiber Dam is an earth filled structure containing 9.8 below Fort Peck. The maximum high-water elevation campsites, dump station, fish cleaning station, food, million cubic yards of embankment materials. The dam, occurred in 2011 at 3011.42 ft. fuel, beverages, ice, bait, tackle and other camping completed March 6, 1956, has a crest length of 4,300 necessities. The marina also has a boat ramp and feet and a structural height of 211 feet. An earth filled Municipal and Industrial Water Supply dumpsters. Services may be available dike closes the saddle on the south rim of the reservoir Another function of Tiber Reservoir is to provide May 1 through September 30. Please Note: To avoid municipal and industrial water. Providing quality west of the dam. The dike contains 1.95 million cubic any inconvenience, please inquire in advance to be drinking water is a top priority for municipalities. yards of material, with a length of 16,650 feet and height sure that the Marina is running at this time. Collaboration with these municipalities through the of 65 feet. Between 1976 and 1981 the spillway was Source Water Protection Planning Process helps ensure Sanford Park — Designated campsites, restroom modified and the dam was raised to allow a total storage continual management and protection for this water to facilities, horseshoe pits, picnic area, picnic shelter, capacity of 1,368,158 acre-feet. be maintained as good quality water. baseball field, irrigated lawn and trees, playground Recreation, Fish and Wildlife The town of Chester receives water from the reservoir equipment, bird and wildlife viewing, parking and for municipal use. The Tiber County Water District The diversity of Reclamation lands surrounding Tiber gravel access roads. The boat launch provides boating receives water for rural, domestic, and livestock use. Reservoir provides habitat for many wildlife species. access to the Marias River. Trash dumpsters are The Rocky Boy/North Central Montana Regional Water The many bays on the shoreline provide excellent available. System will deliver drinking water to the Rocky Boy fishing opportunities. Whitetail, mule deer, and Reservation and several communities in the HiLine area. VFW Park — Camping, restroom facilities, picnic pronghorn antelope are frequent visitors. Upland game Ground was broken on the project in September 2006. shelters (4), fire rings, irrigated lawn and trees, boat birds include sharptail and sage grouse, ring-necked ramps (2), parking, graveled access road, and trash pheasant, and Hungarian partridge. During migration, an Agricultural Benefits dumpsters are available. abundance of waterfowl, including ducks, geese, and An initial purpose of Tiber Dam was to provide shorebirds, can be found on the reservoir and in the irrigation water for up to 127,000 acres in the Lower Island Recreation Area — Camping, restroom surrounding wetlands. A variety of songbirds frequent Marias Unit. Although the irrigation distribution facilities, picnic shelters, fire rings, and graveled facilities have not materialized to date, the reservoir access road, as well as trash dumpsters are available. the upland and riparian areas, and numerous raptors can be found throughout the project area. provides irrigation water to several individual operators Willow Creek Recreation Area — Camping, through water service contracts. restroom facilities, fire rings, boat ramp, and graveled The reservoir itself provides fishing opportunities for access road; Pack-it-in/Pack-it-out policy. walleye and northern pike, while the Marias River below Hydropower Generation the reservoir provides angling opportunities for both In 2003-2004 the River Outlet Works underwent North Bootlegger Recreation Area — Camping, rainbow and brown trout. The walleye state record was extensive modification to incorporate the addition of a restroom facilities, fire rings, picnic shelters, boat caught in Lake Elwell at a whopping 17.75 lbs in 2007. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) 7.5 ramp, low-water boat ramp, parking, and graveled MW powerplant, privately owned and operated by Tiber access road; Pack-it-in/Pack-it-out policy. Current reservoir elevations and safe landing elevations Montana, LLC. Under normal operations river releases for boat ramps at Reclamation reservoirs in Montana can of up to about 700 cfs can be released primarily through South Bootlegger Recreation Area/Turners Point — be accessed at http://www.usbr.gov/gp/boat/. the 7.5MW powerplant. Required river flows greater Camping, restroom facilities, fire rings, picnic shelters, than 700 cfs will normally be released through the boat ramp, parking, and graveled access road; Pack-it- Facility Security and Safety requires that some areas auxiliary outlet works. in/Pack-it-out policy. near the dam, outlet works and spillway are closed to the public. These areas are marked by fences, cableways and Devon Recreation Area — Camping permitted, signs. restrooms, and unimproved access roads; Pack-it-in/ Pack-it-out policy.