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  Sun River
Project lands fall between the summit of the Lewis range of the Rocky Mountains to the west, the Dearborn and Missouri Rivers to the south, and the Teton River on the north, extending east as far as Fort Benton in the Fort Shaw Irrigation District, and to the town of Ulm in the Greenfields Division.
The Sun River Crossing is a 700-foot-long riveted steel pressure pipe conveying water across to the north side of the canyon.
Sun River growers boasted of a gross crop value of $22.7 million that year with each irrigator averaging a return of $200 per acre.
www.usbr.gov /dataweb/html/sunriverh.html   (9556 words)

  
 Sun River Project
The Sun River Project is composed of the Greenfields and Fort Shaw Divisions in central Montana, west of the city of Great Falls.
The Sun River Diversion Dam, located 3 miles downstream from Gibson Dam, is a concrete arch structure with a structural height of 132 feet and a crest length of 261 feet.
Sun River Slope and Spring Valley Canals combined extend 39.2 miles from Pishkun Reservoir to a drop at Early settlers developed lands between the Sun and Fairfield.
www.usbr.gov /dataweb/html/sunriver.html   (1652 words)

  
 Sun River Homestead . Helena | PBS
"The fight for equal suffrage in Montana is won," declared the November 20, 1914, edition of The Cascade Courier, one of the local papers that would reach the Sun River Valley.
Montana women could now vote - six years before the Constitution was amended to extend this right to all American women.
Geographically, Montana is the next state to give suffrage to women, for it [is] more nearly surrounded with states in which women vote than any other in the union.
www.pbs.org /sunriverhomestead/helena.htm   (393 words)

  
 Sun River Project Engineering Data
On the North Fork of Sun River, 17 miles northwest of Augusta, Montana, 3 miles downstream from Gibson Dam.
On the Sun River, 12 miles upstream of Fort Shaw, Montana, 40 miles downstream from Sun River Diversion Dam.
From Sun River Diversion Dam, 3 miles downstream from Gibson Dam on the North Fork, Sun River, generally northeast to Pishkun Reservoir.
www.usbr.gov /dataweb/html/gpsunengdata.html   (184 words)

  
 Paddling Montana ~~ Excerpted from Paddling Montana by Hank Fisher
The river bottom between the US 287 bridge and Vaughn is isolated and largely undeveloped, even though civilization isn't far away.
Below the town of Sun River the water slows and becomes heavily silted at Vaughn with the entry of Muddy Creek.
Although the Sun is a sizeable river, it has frequent agricultural diversions and the releases from Gibson Dam are unpredictable.
visitmt.com /falcon/Paddling28_Sun_River_final.htm   (1280 words)

  
 Teton Sun River Watershed News
Proof of the three community winners' success can be found on rivers in Montana, Illinois and Virginia; the corporate winner's efforts are protecting 138 threatened or endangered species in Michigan's largest watershed.
Community awards went to the Sun River Watershed Project in west-central Montana, the North Branch of the Chicago River Watershed Project in northeastern Illinois, and the Rappahannock-Rapidan Watershed Partnerships that involves volunteers from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay.
The Sun River Watershed Project was organized to voluntarily deal with natural resource concerns such as water rights, erosion causes and effects, water for fisheries, water quality conditions and recreational needs.
water.montana.edu /watersheds/mwcc/docs/TetonSunRiver.htm   (1970 words)

  
 Sun River Homestead . Missoula | PBS
SUN RIVER HOMESTEAD, a half-hour documentary airing on PBS, tells the incredible story of the Strasburger sisters and their voyage west to homestead in Montana.
SUN RIVER HOMESTEAD juxtaposes the struggles and triumphs of these women pioneers with insightful commentary by their great granddaughter, a young rodeo star who continues to depend on the land for her livelihood.
Grumbling just out of earshot, I piled into her big "The University of Montana" sedan and off we went to a ranch near Choteau, MT. John Twiggs, a documentary producer who had graciously offered his camera-shooting services for the day, followed us to the job.
www.pbs.org /sunriverhomestead/missoula.htm   (646 words)

  
 Sun West Ranch: Exclusive Montana Property: Madison River
The river attracts world-renowned fly fisherman, and any angler enthusiast has been on this river or wants to be—it’s the favorite of everyone from big-name anglers like Bud Lilly to the dry-fly purists who travel across the country or across the globe to get here.
Sun West Ranch has three miles of the miracle Madison running through it, an exceptionally productive section that was not fished for many years when this particular stretch was closed as part of a study conducted by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
Now it’s open, and access from the banks on the Ranch is reserved for Sun West residents and guests while the state-maintained catch-and-release program assures the river’s abundance of trout is always waiting for your fly.
www.sunwestranch.com /FlyFishing/MadisonRiver.html   (213 words)

  
 Sun River, Montana
Before the railroad came it was a boisterous town where trappers, miners and bull whackers got together for a good time.
The town got its name from the nearby river.
French trappers interpreted the Indian name for the river, Natae-oeti to mean “medicine” or “sun.”
www.ultimatemontana.com /sectionpages/Section12/sunriver.html   (84 words)

  
 Sun River News
A new bridge over the Sun River south of Vaughn is one project on the drawing board of the Montana Department of Transportation.
Sun River Volunteer Fire Department and other area fire crews responded late Sunday morning to a 'fast-burning' brush fire near Sun River.
SUN RIVER - Two centuries after the Lewis and Clark expedition, Capt. Meriwether Lewis finally made it to the top of Fort Mountain.
www.topix.net /city/sun-river-mt   (737 words)

  
 Sun River, MT Houses, Apartments, Cars, Mortgage Status, and Residents Info
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Median gross rent in Sun River, MT in 2000: $455
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www.city-data.com /housing/houses-Sun-River-Montana.html   (344 words)

  
 Sun River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sun River (also called the Medicine River) is a tributary of the Missouri River in the Great Plains, approximately 130 mi (209 km) long, in Montana in the United States.
The water of the river is used extensively for irrigation, through the Sun River Project of the United States Bureau of Reclamation.
From when the water leaves the reservoir until it meets the Missouri River in Great Falls, the flowage is known as the Sun River.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sun_River   (229 words)

  
 Sun River, Montana MT, profile (Cascade County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Montana > All counties > Cascade County > Sun River
Sun River is in Cascade County, in the Great Falls metro area.
Median rent in Sun River, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $355.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=27829   (731 words)

  
 Sun River, Montana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sun River is a census-designated place in Cascade County, Montana, United States.
It is part of the 'Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area'.
Sun River is located at 47°31′55″N, 111°43′47″W (47.531915, -111.729648)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sun_River,_Montana   (409 words)

  
 Sun River Wildlife Management Area - Montana's Gold West Country Travel Region (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The Sun River is one of Montana's most beautiful and scenic rivers.
Sun River Wildlife Management Area is located in Lewis and Clark County, approximately 9 miles northwest of Augusta.
The north edge of the Wildlife Managaement Area is south of the Sun River as it leaves Sun Canyon.
www.goldwest.visitmt.com.cob-web.org:8888 /listings/3919.htm   (347 words)

  
 Sun West Ranch: Exclusive Montana Property for sale on the Madison River in Southwestern Montana
Mountain Living has recognized Sun West Ranch for its conservation efforts, awarding the Ranch with its 2006 Responsible Development Award for Community Development.
Sun West Ranch is a unique community that offers a true Montana lifestyle—fly fishing, equestrian activities, and the quiet solitude of the Madison valley.
High atop a bench overlooking the Madison River, this custom home is ideally situated to capture views...
www.sunwestranch.com   (133 words)

  
 Structural Geology of the Sawtooth Range at Sun River Canyon, Montana Disturbed Belt, Montana
It is an outstanding field classroom for the demonstration of stratal shortening and the various structural features associated with thrust belt terranes.
This 7-stop traverse through Sun River Canyon offers excellent exposures of thrust contacts along the road and panoramic views of stacked thrust sheets and demonstrates the dependence of structural style on relative competence of units in the stratigraphic section.
Lageson, D.R., 1987, Structural geology of the Sawtooth Range at Sun River Canyon, Montana Disturbed Belt, Montana, in Beus, S.S., ed., Centennial Field Guide Volume 2: Rocky Mountain Section of the Geological Society of America, p.
serc.carleton.edu /research_education/mtroadlogs/logs/GSA-1987-RMSCFG-9.html   (242 words)

  
 Sun River - Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Rain and snow falling on the Continental Divide trickles eastward, down the Sun River watershed, forming creeks and streams until the water flows into Gibson Reservoir.
Originally, the Sun River upstream of the mouth of the Sun River canyon had no fish.
Irrigated farming becomes the main use of the Sun all the way down to the city of Great Falls where it empties into the Missouri River.
fwp.mt.gov /education/adoptafish/sunriver/default.html   (265 words)

  
 One Continual Roar
On July 11, 1806, Lewis descended the lower Sun ("Medicine") River and arrived back at their old camp at the upper end of the portage route around the Great Falls of the Missouri.
The morning was fair and the plains looked beautifull....The air was pleasant and a vast assemblage of little birds which croud to the groves on the river sung most enchantingly....Proceeded with the party across the plain to the white bear Islands...through a level beautifull and extensive high plain covered with immence hirds of buffaloe.
Meanwhile, on July 24, over on the Yellowstone River, Clark and his contingent were to have their own experience with horses and bison.
www.lewis-clark.org /content/content-article.asp?ArticleID=431   (454 words)

  
 Sun River, Montana
Sun River is one of the oldest still existing communities in Montana.
Located on the Sun River, it was the crossing used by wayfarers going from Fort Benton to the west in search of gold as early as 1866.
Montana travel information and a free 2006 travel planner.
virtualmontana.com /communities/SunRiver.htm   (95 words)

  
 Sun River Canyon - Montana's Russell Country
Each November, bighorn sheep rams from one of the largest herds in the country (800 to 1,000 animals) gather within Sun River Canyon to test their mating prowess.
Sun River Canyon in summer resounds with other sounds - the slap of a beaver tail on water, warbles of songbirds among stream side cottonwoods and the drumming of woodpeckers.
Sun River Canyon is located along the Rocky Mountain Front southwest of Choteau.
russell.visitmt.com /listings/11805.htm   (321 words)

  
 Sun River Middle School - Sun River, Montana - MT - school overview
Be the first to review Sun River Middle School - tell other parents what you think.
An opportunity for the principal at Sun River Middle School to speak about curriculum, special programs, activities, goals and more.
Montana school information (click to expand)School information by state (click to expand)School information by city (click to expand)
www.greatschools.net /modperl/browse_school/mt/762   (202 words)

  
 Sun River singles - Sun River dating - Sun River personals
You have to get out there, make yourself seen in Sun River, Montana, and give it some effort.
After 6 years in college I've finally made it back to the mountains of Montana.
I am an outdoors kind of man i go camping and fishing a lot in fact when i get done here i have a date with the river and a trout hope i catch the big one but that's not all.
www.match.com /localsingles/montana/sun-river.html   (959 words)

  
 Sun River Springs Ranch
SRS Ranch, just 25 minutes west of Great Falls, Montana is a private working ranch set along the famous Sun River just east of the breathtaking Northern Rocky Mountains.
By purchasing one of the tracts now being offered, you will partake of a rare opportunity to enjoy a way of life that is dreamed of by many but experienced by very few.
If spending your day hunting, fishing, hiking or riding over Your Own ranch has been your dream, then Sun River Springs Ranch is an opportunity you’ll find attractive.
www.sunriversprings.com   (99 words)

  
 Sun River, MT (Cascade County) - travel guide - ePodunk
Sun River, MT (Cascade County) - travel guide - ePodunk
Montana > All counties > Cascade County > Sun River
Sun River is a small community, with a population of 131, in the Triangle Area region
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/travInfo.php?locIndex=27829   (198 words)

  
 Missouri River Lodging Montana lodging in heart of the Missouri River Canyon Lodging near Craig Montana Accommodations
Missouri River Lodging Montana lodging in heart of the Missouri River Canyon Lodging near Craig Montana Accommodations
After your day of flyfishing on the Missouri river, you may like to play pool in the great room or just relax and put your feet up in the sun room and gaze at the surrounding mountains as the sun sets over the Missouri river.
Mix your favorite cocktail at our fully stocked wet bar (liquor not included) and prepare your culinary masterpiece in the fully furnished gourmet kitchen or grill your steaks to perfection on the professional barbeque grill on the massive front deck.
www.scenicvalleylodge.com /accommodations.htm   (198 words)

  
 Key Montana Producers and Scientists Take Next Steps in Precision Agriculture
They included Carl and Janice Mattson of Chester, Chuck Merja of Sun River, Steve Raska of Great Falls, Mike Choriki of Billings, Tracy Beeman of Lavina, DeImna Heiken of Fort Benton, Gary Arnst of Valier, and Dan Keil of Conrad.
But buying a system isn't all that's required in using it well, which is what the learning group is about.
The NASA-funded learning group is helping to keep both Montana researchers and producers at the forefront of those using global positioning system data, satellite data and other crop-sensing technologies for crop production.
www.montana.edu /wwwpb/ag/gps_shop2.html   (711 words)

  
 Sun River Electric Community Service
Sun River Electric Cooperative truck ready for 2005 local parades.
Several co-ops in North Central Montana group together to sponsor "Co-op Day" at the Montana State Fair.
Young Consumers Group at the Montana Electric Cooperatives' Associations Annual Meeting.
www.sunriverec.com /community.htm   (243 words)

  
 Montana, Sun River's Business Directory (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
This is a site Sun River with great local results that is able to list businesses with and without an Internet presence Sun River.
That was all I needed to do, for the third business I called finally gave me the answer I was looking for, "Yes, we do carry the Lithium Ion Battery for that model Sony." The gentleman asked if I needed directions, yet I declined his request.
I saw that it was a great day to head to the beach, relax, take pictures, and enjoy Sun River my renewed digital camera.
www.bdlocal.com.cob-web.org:8888 /categories.php?city=Sun%20River&state=Montana&category=   (774 words)

  
 Adopt-A-Fish - Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Montana’s Adopt-A-Fish Program integrates research projects in western, central and eastern Montana to educational programs that promote native and sport fish conservation.
This Adopt-A-Fish program investigates how agricultural demands for water affect a river system and how fish survive in a heavily used river.
Missouri River Adopt-A-Fish will embark on its third year of allowing school classrooms and others to follow radio-implanted fish on the Missouri River of Montana and North Dakota, between Fort Peck Dam and the headwaters of Lake Sakakawea.
fwp.mt.gov /education/adoptafish/default.html   (279 words)

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