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Goose Bay Boat Ramp to Close

Media Contact: Jack Conner, (406) 247-7300, jconner@usbr.gov

For Release: October 27, 2014

BILLINGS, Mont. -- The Goose Bay boat ramp will be closed starting Monday, October 27, 2014. The Bureau of Reclamation will close the boat ramp in preparation for construction on the modernization of Goose Bay Marina. The entire Marina area including the boat ramp, parking area, and camping areas, will be closed through the entire 2015 recreation season. Reclamation is planning for the Marina to be operational for the 2016 recreation season.

The dispersed camping area to the northwest of Goose Bay Marina will remain open during the Marina construction period. This area is a non-fee area with limited facilities.

The Canyon Ferry Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program is a multiple-purpose project which makes an important contribution to the power supply, flood control, and irrigation in the upper Missouri Basin. Principal structures are Canyon Ferry Dam and Power Plant, located about 17 miles northeast of Helena, Montana.

For more information, visit http://www.usbr.gov/gp/mtao/canyonferry/goosebay/.

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