Civilian employees who work for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers do not have deployment requirements as active-duty service ...

Since Fort Peck Dam was constructed in 1937, water levels have fluctuated annually. In drought years like in the late 1980s and mid-2000s, levels were very low for several years. 0 Comments ...

For the first time in 10 years, the waters of Fort Peck Reservoir have risen high enough to flow into the flood pool. “That’s your final storage amount before you become a pass-through ...

Fort Peck Dam has bumped up its releases to 17,000 cubic feet per second as high inflows have pushed the reservoir level up 3 feet in two weeks, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Fishing for lake trout on the Lower Big Dry Arm of the Fort Peck Reservoir on the east fork is a blast, especially for some novice anglers who finally had their chance to land some big ones.

The Fort Peck reservoir has hit its lowest level in a half-century. The record of 2,208.7 feet elevation above sea level set in April 1991 was matched Thanksgiving Day.

The water in the dam had reached an elevation of nearly 2,247 feet (685 meters), with the top of the gates at 2,250 feet. Opening the gates on Monday brings the amount of water moving through the ...

MONTANA - Cooler, showery, and breezy conditions can be found in northwestern Montana today, with west winds turning in from ...

A storm system is going to bring widespread showers, breezy conditions, and significantly cooler temperatures to our area as ...

Jared Ostermiller is willing to drive 400 miles — 11 to 12 hours from Rexburg, Idaho — just to ice fish at Fort Peck Reservoir. He’s not alone. “We’ve got guys coming in from all over ...

Fishing guide Joe Bouroncle helps Carson Beer hold a lake trout on June 15, 2025 on the Fort Peck Reservoir in Montana. Rob Beer / The Forum My learning curve is so steep it’s almost vertical.