# Buffalo Rapids Project

Publisher: CapexCue
Canonical dossier: <https://capexcue.com/projects/buffalo-rapids-project-4bc4ec432495b649/>
Dossier reference: release 1 (72fab5eb-d6ce-4a94-ac92-db6889aa7564)

Released project intelligence

Oldest supporting observation: 2026-10-02T19:26:38.015970+00:00
Dossier released: 2026-10-16T13:29:41.741279+00:00
Source report dates and capture dates are listed per fact below; neither establishes an event date.

## Project summary

The Buffalo Rapids Project is an irrigation system in southeastern Montana, divided into First and Second Divisions. The page describes the divisions as serving 13,254 and 9,465 acres, respectively, with pumping plants, canals, laterals, and water-control structures. It describes water being pumped from the Yellowstone River and Glendive Pumping Plant No. 2 providing supplemental water to the Main Canal for peak demand. The page gives differing locations for the Second Division: the Plan section says south bank, while the Construction section says east bank.

## Evidence limits and unknowns

- The supplied Bureau of Reclamation project page was observed on 2 October 2026; this is not a publication date or confirmation of present project status. Review is limited to the supplied document title and body text, not a whole-document review. Linked documents, images, and associated captions or credits were not reviewed (https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=519; u0029).
- The page’s operating description is undated; present operating condition, maintenance or rehabilitation work, and current project status are not established.
- No current or planned procurement, tender, supplier access, or buying timeline is reported; the page describes project infrastructure and divisions.
- The page reports historical funding and financing, but no current financing stage or future financing activity.
- The linked Buffalo Rapids Project History document was not acquired, and the page’s Overview and Other sections contain no text.

Current purchasing availability: unknown.
Source-dated plans do not establish current progress or available supplier packages.

## Project metadata

Country: United States
Region: North America
Physical assets: Not classified
Derived from the exact released evidence; unresolved fields remain unclassified.

## Project category

Water and environment
Derived from the reviewed scope statement; delivery stage remains unclassified.
An irrigation system with First and Second Divisions, described as providing irrigation water for 22,719 acres in the vicinity of Glendive, Fallon, and Terry. The First Division serves 13,254 acres and the Second Division 9,465 acres. The page describes the First Division’s Glendive Unit and extension, the Second Division’s Shirley, Terry, and Fallon Units, pumping plants, a Main Canal, separate canals and laterals, water-control structures, 62 miles of canals, and 96 miles of laterals. The page separately reports historical authorization estimates of 15,500 acres for the Glendive Unit and 3,000 acres for Glendive Extension, and an additional 6,000 acres associated with a third pumping unit; it does not reconcile these figures or their different stated bases.
Source: US Bureau of Reclamation screened government project narrative — https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=519 | published unknown | observed 2026-10-02T19:26:38.015970+00:00

Project overview
Oldest decisive evidence: 2026-10-02T19:26:38.015970+00:00
Newest evidence: 2026-10-02T19:26:38.015970+00:00
Knowledge reviewed: 2026-10-16T13:29:41.254409+00:00
Publication reviewed: 2026-10-16T13:29:41.254409+00:00

## Name
Buffalo Rapids Project
Status: reported
Attribution: US Bureau of Reclamation own-government project narrative
Source: US Bureau of Reclamation screened government project narrative — https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=519 | published unknown | observed 2026-10-02T19:26:38.015970+00:00

## Scope
An irrigation system with First and Second Divisions, described as providing irrigation water for 22,719 acres in the vicinity of Glendive, Fallon, and Terry. The First Division serves 13,254 acres and the Second Division 9,465 acres. The page describes the First Division’s Glendive Unit and extension, the Second Division’s Shirley, Terry, and Fallon Units, pumping plants, a Main Canal, separate canals and laterals, water-control structures, 62 miles of canals, and 96 miles of laterals. The page separately reports historical authorization estimates of 15,500 acres for the Glendive Unit and 3,000 acres for Glendive Extension, and an additional 6,000 acres associated with a third pumping unit; it does not reconcile these figures or their different stated bases.
Status: reported
Attribution: US Bureau of Reclamation own-government project narrative
Source: US Bureau of Reclamation screened government project narrative — https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=519 | published unknown | observed 2026-10-02T19:26:38.015970+00:00

## Delivery
The page describes water being pumped directly from the Yellowstone River to the First Division’s Main Canal and directly from the river for each Second Division unit. It reports that Glendive Pumping Plant No. 2 supplies supplemental irrigation water to the Main Canal for peak-demand situations. The page provides no current delivery measurements.
Status: reported
Attribution: US Bureau of Reclamation own-government project narrative
Source: US Bureau of Reclamation screened government project narrative — https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=519 | published unknown | observed 2026-10-02T19:26:38.015970+00:00

## Location
Montana, in southeastern Montana and in the vicinity of Glendive, Fallon, and Terry. The First Division is described as extending from Fallon to Glendive along the west bank of the Yellowstone River. The Second Division is described in the Plan section as along the river’s south bank between Miles City and Fallon, Montana, and in the Construction section as along the river’s east bank. The page does not explain or reconcile these two Second Division bank descriptions.
Status: reported
Attribution: US Bureau of Reclamation own-government project narrative
Source: US Bureau of Reclamation screened government project narrative — https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=519 | published unknown | observed 2026-10-02T19:26:38.015970+00:00


## Cite this dossier

CapexCue — Buffalo Rapids Project — dossier released 2026-10-16T13:29:41.741279+00:00, release 1 (72fab5eb-d6ce-4a94-ac92-db6889aa7564) — https://capexcue.com/projects/buffalo-rapids-project-4bc4ec432495b649/.

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