Английская Википедия:Black Horse Lake
Шаблон:Multiple issues Шаблон:Infobox body of waterШаблон:Short description Black Horse Lake is a seasonal lake just north of present-day Great Falls, Montana. The lake is usually dry, except during the spring and early summer.
Location
Black horse Lake is located approximately 3 miles southeast of Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge.[1]
History
This lake was previously a large, year round lake. According to historical records, the nearby[2] Benton Lake, was used by early European settlers in the Great Falls, Montana region, to irrigate farms. A canal or canals were dug to drain Benton Lake for irrigation. The one remaining canal leads from northwest to southeast, directly to Black Horse Lake. The canal abruptly stops about a third of a mile from where Black Horse Lake was situated. Black Horse lake is Шаблон:Convert[3] above sea level while nearby Benton Lake is Шаблон:Convert above sea level.
In 2008 the United States Department of Energy obliged Montana Alberta Tie Ltd to route power-lines away from the lake.[4]
Ecology
The lake is an alkali wetlands and a habitat to waterfowl, gulls and shorebirds.[5] It floods seasonally.[6]
Size
The present size of Black Horse Lake varies due to varying precipitation and other factors. In dry years, the lake never fills up at all. The lakes maximum extent is 1.5 miles from north to south, and 1.25 miles from east to west covering an area of Шаблон:Convert
See also
References
External links
- Black Horse LakeШаблон:Spaced ndash listing at Wikimapia
- Black Horse Lake, Montana (archive) Lake Locate
- Шаблон:Cite web
Шаблон:Protected Areas of Montana Шаблон:National Wildlife Refuges of the United States Шаблон:Authority control
- ↑ Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge Map, 1984, Government of Montana https://mtnhp.org/mtbird/PopPlaces_Pdfs/BentonLakeNWR.pdf
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- ↑ Great Falls-Conrad Transmission Line Project: Environmental Impact Statement. (1984). United States, p2-1
- ↑ Montana Alberta Tie Ltd., 230-kV Transmission Line: Environmental Impact Statement. (2008). United States: p3-79
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