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  • 'Catastrophic' Failure Of St. Mary Siphon Leads To Localized Flooding In Babb

    Amanda Eggert Montana Free Press, For the Courier|Jun 26, 2024

    A piece of infrastructure used to divert water from the St. Mary River to the North Fork of the Milk River has suffered a "catastrophic failure," according to Milk River Project personnel. The failure involves the St. Mary River Siphon, which is composed of a pair of 90-inch riveted steel barrels that traverse a 3,200-foot section of the St. Mary Valley to divert water to the North Fork of the Milk River. In a Facebook post, the Milk River Joint Board of Control said the failure occurred at...