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Flathead
Flathead , river, c.240 mi (390 km) long, rising as the North Fork, in SE British Columbia, Canada, and flowing generally SE through NW Montana, to Coram, where it is joined by the Middle Fork (c.85 mi/140 km long) and the South Fork (c.80 mi/130 km long). It continues S through Flathead Lake, then W and S to Clark Fork River. A 78-mi (125-km) section of the river borders Glacier National Park and is administered by the National Park Service. Hungry Horse Dam and Kerr Dam are the centers of hydroelectric, irrigation, and flood control projects in the river's basin.
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A watery paradise: Montana's Flathead Lake is huge, clear, and irresistible. (Travel).
Magazine article from: Sunset; 6/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...of all seasons on Montana's Flathead Lake. It is, yes, a beautiful lake...Despite development around it, Flathead Lake is amazingly clean. "Even though...Jack Stanford, director of the Flathead Lake Biological Station of the University...
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American beauty: offering size and solitude, Flathead Lake presents a true Western boating adventure--Montana style.
Magazine article from: Trailer Boats; 4/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...drive from Seattle to Montana's Flathead Lake, I find myself a little surprised...for their boats. Otherwise, Flathead Lake visitors discover that dock facilities...launch and retrieve at any of Flathead Lake State Parks' five units. At...
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SPECIAL FLATHEAD LAKE FISHING DAY ATTRACTS RECORD CROWD
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 6/19/2008; 700+ words
; ...Fishing Without Barriers Day on Flathead Lake came off successfully under sunny...Jeff Rach and Tim Shattuck of Flathead Lake Charters, Jerry Landskron of...with disabilities to get out on Flathead Lake and enjoy fishing with the experts...
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FLATHEAD LAKE ANGLERS ASKED TO DONATE LAKE TROUT TO FOOD BANKS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 8/6/2009; 700+ words
; ...with area food banks to harvest lake trout from Flathead Lake and get them donated to...the management of lake trout in Flathead Lake. One of the big stumbling...incentive, when anglers donate Flathead lake trout to participating food...
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PPL raises Flathead Lake level
Newspaper article from: Missoulian; 12/16/2001; ; 689 words
; ...of Kerr Dam, said Friday that Flathead Lake's water level was raised to more...in-stream flows in the lower Flathead River, requested by the Confederated...full lake for recreation in the Flathead, as well as criticism from boaters...
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BIA hears Flathead Lake drought plan concerns
Newspaper article from: Missoulian; 7/11/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...long-term drought management plan for Flathead Lake. One meeting was in Kalispell on Tuesday...fishing and gathering rights on the Flathead River. The southern part of the lake and the lower Flathead River are within the Flathead Reservation...
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5-YEAR REPORT ON FLATHEAD LAKE FISHERIES CO-MANAGEMENT PLAN RELEASED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/1/2006; 507 words
; ...the following news release: The Flathead Reservation Fish and Wildlife Board...efforts to meet the goals of the Flathead Lake and River Fisheries Co-management...lake trout daily angling limit on Flathead Lake from 20 fish to 50 fish...
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EPA ISSUES EMERGENCY ORDER TO ENSURE CLEANUP OF FLATHEAD LAKE GASOLINE SPILL
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/22/2008; 560 words
; ...Mont. The location of the spill lies along Flathead Lake within the boundaries of the Flathead Reservation, home to the Confederated Salish...aquatic and recreational resources provided by Flathead Lake," added John Wardell, director of EPA...
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Montana cherries to Monson--Monson Fruit Co. in Selah has agreed to process cherries grown by the Flathead Lake Cherry Growers of Montana.
Newspaper article from: Yakima Herald-Republic; 2/10/1998; 311 words
; ...to process cherries grown by the Flathead Lake Cherry Growers of Montana. After...and marketing. Last year, some Flathead area growers were forced to leave...Dupuis-Ryan, vice president of Flathead Lake Cherry Growers. "So we found...
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SLOTS OPEN FOR 15TH ANNUAL FISHING DAY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ON FLATHEAD LAKE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/20/2008; 345 words
; ...annual Fishing Without Barriers Day will be held on Flathead Lake on Wednesday, June 18. Anglers with disabilities are...boats provided by volunteers, and by Doug Averill of Flathead Lake Lodge. The event is sponsored by the Montana Fish...
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Flathead Lake
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Flathead Lake 197 sq mi (510 sq km), 30 mi (48 km) long...in Montana. Formed by the glacial damming of the Flathead River, which flows through it from north to south, Flathead Lake has an irregular shoreline and many small islands...
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Flathead
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Flathead , river, c.240 mi (390 km) long, rising as the North Fork, in SE...and the South Fork (c.80 mi/130 km long). It continues S through Flathead Lake, then W and S to Clark Fork River. A 78-mi (125-km) section of...
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Salish
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...America, also known as the Flathead, who in the early 19th...neighbors, the Salish, as "flatheads" in contrast. After the...north to the valley of the Flathead lake and river. Many now live on the Flathead Reservation in Montana...
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Kutenai
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...Reservation in Idaho, the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana...Wakashan language phylum. On the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana the Kutenai reside with the Flathead tribe and operate under a tribal...and Columbia rivers and Arrow Lake in Washington, Idaho, and...
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Kalispell
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...city (1990 pop. 11,917), seat of Flathead co., NW Mont., at the head of Flathead Lake near Glacier National Park; inc. 1892...semiconductor equipment. The headquarters of the Flathead National Forest are in Kalispell. Hungry...
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