Hungry Horse Project Story

 Montana is “Big Sky” country where water is the state’s greatest resource. Montana’s water and waterways have always played a vital role in its development. One example of its success is the Hungry Horse Project. Hidden in the rugged Rocky Mountain Range, the project is located on the South Fork of the Flathead River, 20 miles northeast of Kalispell. - U.S. Department of the Interior
 

Hungry Horse History

 The Hungry Horse Project received its name from two husky freight horses working in the rugged wilderness of the Flathead River’s South Fork area. They wandered away from their sleigh during the severe winter of 1900-01. After struggling for a month in belly-deep snow, they were found so starved and weak that considerable care and feeding were needed to nurse them back to health.

 The name Hungry Horse stuck and was given to a mountain, a lake, a creek, the dam and the project. - U.S. Department of the Interior