. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. Construction of an outlet canal, representing the initial phase of development of Freezout Lake, was begun during the biennium. Freezout Lake (Greenfields) This area in Teton County, consisting of aproximately twenty- five hundred acres of water, four thousand acres of marsh and twenty- five hundred acres of nesting and feeding edge, represents an import- ant waterfowl production and hunting area. The lake's water level has been unpredictab
. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. Construction of an outlet canal, representing the initial phase of development of Freezout Lake, was begun during the biennium. Freezout Lake (Greenfields) This area in Teton County, consisting of aproximately twenty- five hundred acres of water, four thousand acres of marsh and twenty- five hundred acres of nesting and feeding edge, represents an import- ant waterfowl production and hunting area. The lake's water level has been unpredictable in the past since it has no outlet and acted as a sump for natural runoff and waste water from an adjacent irrigation district. A rapid rise in water level two years ago caused material damage to surrounding agricultural lands, nearby state highway and two adjacent railroads. Under a restoration program a water control drain structure is being constructed. When completed it will be possible with this facility to maintain the lake at a desired level. A degree of fluctuation may also be obtained whenever necessary for management purposes. The construction of dikes within the project area will also increase its desirability for both waterfowl pro- duction and hunting purposes. The maintenance of various food crops, such as grain about the edge of this marsh area, will act as a buffer against possible waterfowl depredation on surrounding agricultural lands. Its location upon a natural flyway just east of the main Rocky Mountain system also enhances its importance to waterfowl. This, plus the proximity of heavy hunting pressure, certainly places this project in the category of a major development for the entire western section of the United States. 31. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Montana Fi
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