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A spokesperson for the company that owns the Seli’š Ksanka Qlispe’ Dam told lawmakers Monday the company is confident that Flathead Lake will fill to full pool at least to start the summer.
Minimum levels would be kept up by releases from Hungry Horse Reservoir, and maximum levels would be ensured by releases out of Flathead Lake at the Seli’š Ksanka Qlispe’ Dam.
After a team of federal, state and tribal officials flatly rejected pressure largely from a group of Montana Republican officials this summer to raise Flathead Lake levels at the expense
After a team of federal, state and tribal officials flatly rejected pressure largely from a group of Montana Republican officials this summer to raise Flathead Lake levels at the expense of Hungry Horse Reservoir, Western Montana’s Republican U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke has introduced a bill to require Flathead Lake levels stay within a foot of full pool each summer.