Projects
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Showing 15 of 15 projects
Map positions are approximate in this concept. DEWR's GIS Analyst would supply the exact project locations.
Under way
Projects in construction or about to start. 6 projects.
Under way, 2026 to 2028
Kicking Horse Dam & Outlet Works Modification
Kicking Horse Reservoir, near Ronan
Modernizing aging infrastructure to improve dam safety, water management and irrigation reliability.
Under way, 2025 to 2027
Jocko Valley Canal-to-Pipeline Conversion
Jocko Valley, east of Highway 93 near Arlee
Converting aging open canals to buried pipelines to improve delivery efficiency, reduce water loss and modernize irrigation.
Under way, 2025 to 2027
Jocko River Bison Range Reach Restoration
Jocko River along the Bison Range
Restoring 2.8 miles of the Jocko River to improve fish habitat, reconnect the floodplain and support healthier riparian and wetland ecosystems.
Under way, 2025
North Fork Jocko Tabor Diversion
North Fork Jocko River, below North Fork Jocko Falls
A new rock ramp fishway, fish screen and diversion structure that improve fish passage while keeping irrigation deliveries reliable.
Under way, 2026
Lower Jocko J Diversion
Lower Jocko River, near Ravalli
A rock ramp diversion, new fish screen and 48-inch pipeline that improve fish passage and end entrainment at the Lower Jocko J Canal.
Under way, 2026
Crow Pump Diversion Reconstruction
Crow Creek, Charlo irrigation service area
Rebuilding the diversion that lifts Crow Creek water into the Crow Pump Canal, with better fish passage and less water lost.
Planning and design
Projects in planning, design or environmental review. 3 projects.
Planning and design, 2027
Upper S Fish Ladder
Jocko River
Modernizing the facility with volitional fish passage and sediment transport features while continuing to deliver irrigation water.
Planning and design, Design to be scheduled
Charlo Irrigation Modernization
Charlo
An Integrated Water Management Plan to modernize irrigation serving the Charlo area and deliver the instream flows the Compact requires.
Planning and design, In preliminary design
Lower Crow Dam Safety Upgrade
Lower Crow Reservoir
Outlet works and embankment stability upgrades for a dam built in 1922, following the completed spillway work.
Completed
Finished projects, kept here as a public record. 6 projects.
Completed, 2024
Jocko K Diversion
Jocko River, east of Arlee
A modern diversion with a fish ladder and fish screen replaced a structure that endangered operators and wasted irrigation water.
Completed, 2025
Pablo 31A Chute Replacement
Near Pablo
A buried 36-inch steel pipe replaced an aging 626-foot concrete chute, improving operator safety and stopping seepage.
Completed, 2025
Falls Creek Diversion Replacement
Falls Creek, Tabor Feeder Canal
New trash rack, gates and flow measurement for a highly degraded diversion on a major tributary of the North Fork Jocko.
Completed, 2022
Crow Dam Spillway
Lower Crow Reservoir
A new chute, flip bucket and piano key weir spillway replaced badly deteriorated structures in two phases.
Completed, 2023
Twin Lakes
Twin Lakes, Tabor Feeder Canal
Restoring a heavily used Tribal recreation area to make up for public access affected by work on the Tabor Feeder Canal.
Completed, 2023
Mollman Pass Trail Culvert
Mollman Pass Trail, near Kicking Horse
Lake County, CSKT, MDT and FIIP worked together to keep Mollman Pass Trail open and replace a failing canal culvert.