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We are proposing the 22,515 km2 Flathead
Basin located in Montana
as a Hydrologic Observatory. This hydrologic
landscape is diverse and includes large pristine watersheds, rapidly
developing intermountain valleys, a 95 km2 regulated reservoir and 510 km2 lake. The basin has topographic relief of over
2,339 m, and spans high alpine to arid climatic zones and a range of
biomes. Rivers
flow from a triple divide within the hydrologic observatory to the Pacific Ocean,
Gulf of Mexico, and Hudson
Bay – hence the name Crown
of the Continent.
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