Project 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.
Reported status and procurement
- Reported development
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.
- Procurement availability
- Unknown / not established
A source report alone does not establish current progress or an open buying window.
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.
