Hungry Horse Dam, Concrete arch dam in Flathead County, United States.
The Hungry Horse Dam extends 645 meters across the South Fork Flathead River, featuring four Francis turbines that generate hydroelectric power for Montana communities.
Construction began in 1948 with workers establishing a complete settlement including housing, schools, stores, and hospitals to support the massive building project.
The name derives from two freight horses that survived a harsh winter storm in 1900, when they wandered away and returned severely undernourished.
The facility produces over one billion kilowatt hours of electricity annually, supporting energy needs in Kalispell, Whitefish, and Columbia Falls regions.
The morning glory spillway stands as the highest structure of its type worldwide, allowing water to descend 490 feet through its vertical shaft.
Location: Flathead County
Inception: 1948
Length: 645 m
GPS coordinates: 48.34167,-114.01417
Latest update: December 5, 2025 16:14
Montana hosts natural and historic sites ranging from the limestone gorges of Bighorn Canyon, where red cliffs rise over 300 meters, to the Makoshika badlands dotted with dinosaur fossils. Visitors explore the boiling River near Gardiner, where thermal springs blend with the cold waters of the Gardner River, or cross the Kootenai suspension bridge that spans the river for 64 meters. The state also preserves traces of its past with the Pompeys Pillar, a sandstone formation bearing William Clark's signature from 1806, and the Gates of the Mountains, a canyon named by Meriwether Lewis during the 1805 expedition. From craft distilleries like Glacier Distilling Company in Coram, old railway infrastructures converted into accommodations, to artistic installations such as the Blue Horses in Three Forks, Montana offers a variety of discoveries for travelers exploring its regions.
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