The Fort Peck Dam on the Missouri River on MontanaPictures.Net
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62511 This
week we explore the towns of Fort Peck, Park Grove & Nashua, Montana.
You are
looking at the two vertical surge towers. They act as small
reservoirs to smooth out the flow of water to keep
sudden
surges in flow from damaging the turbines. The surge tower on the
left went into operation in 1943. The surge tower on the right was
completed in 1961.
