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Hungry Horse Dam Visitor Center Winds Down Summer Schedule

Media Contact: John Redding, (208) 378-5212, 08/16/2010 15:14
Dennis Philmon, dphilmon@usbr.gov

For Release: August 16, 2010

The Bureau of Reclamation will be winding down its visitor program with adjusted schedules as the summer season comes to a close at the Hungry Horse Dam Visitor Center, according to Facility Manager, Dennis Philmon.

The Visitor Center will be open daily through August 22 from 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. After August 22, it will open only on weekends through Labor Day.

The weekend schedule is 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on August 28-29; and September 4-6. Guided tours on the top of the dam will be available when the Visitor Center is open.

Hungry Horse dam is located off Highway 2 in Hungry Horse, Montana. Turn right at the Hungry Horse/Glacier View Forest Service building and travel about 4 ½ miles to the Visitor Center located at the north end of the dam's crest.

Parking is permitted in designated areas and not on top of the dam. For additional information call (406) 387-5241.

Hungry Horse Dam stands 564 feet tall and was completed in 1953. It is located on the south fork of the Flathead River, 15 miles south of the west entrance to Glacier National Park and 20 miles northeast of Kalispell, Montana.

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