BOR warns of releases to Milk River

BOR warns of releases to Milk River

Residents, recreationists cautioned to watch for rising levels

Tim Leeds

The federal agency that operates Fresno Dam west of Havre has warned that the amounts of water being released are going up, and people should be watching for rising levels in the Milk River.

A Bureau of Reclamation press release said that to control the level of the reservoir and to prepare for runoff during the spring the amount of water being released has more than tripled, with additional increases possibly required.

The same has been done at Beaver Creek Reservoir south of Havre,...