Английская Википедия:Big Falls (Missouri River waterfall)

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Big Falls (also called Great Falls or Roar of Steam[1]) is a major waterfall located on the Missouri River in western Montana in the United States. It is the lowermost and largest of the Great Falls of the Missouri, at Шаблон:Convert high and up to Шаблон:Convert wide at peak flow. Although the falls used to flow powerfully year-round, most of the water is now diverted to the 60 megawatt hydroelectric plant of upstream Ryan Dam, reducing it to a trickle in the summer months.[2] The dam raised the total height of the water to 177 feet.[3]

The Mandan Indians knew of the group of the falls and called them by a descriptive (but not formal) name: Minni-Soze-Tanka-Kun-Ya,[4] or "the great falls."[5][6] The specific Grand Falls was named by William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1805.[7]

Cottonwoods grow nearby, and the nearby shrubland habitat provides an environment for juniper, mule deer, and eagles. Various species of birds live below the falls.[8]

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  4. McEneaney, Terry. The Birder's Guide to Montana. Guilford, Conn.: Falcon Press, 1993. Шаблон:ISBN
  5. Howard, Ela Mae. Lewis & Clark—Exploration of Central Montana. Rev. ed. Guilford, Conn.: Globe Pequot, 2000. Шаблон:ISBN
  6. Robbins, Chuck. Great Places: Montana: A Recreational Guide to Montana's Public Lands and Historic Places for Birding, Hiking, Photography, Fishing, Hunting, and Camping. Belgrade, Mont.: Wilderness Adventures Press, 2008. Шаблон:ISBN
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