Helena Irrigation District Canal #7 (or is it #9?) Traditional Cache
Helena Irrigation District Canal #7 (or is it #9?)
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One of a series of caches to recognize the route of the Helena Valley Irrigation District canal. DO NOT TRY TO ACCESS THIS ONE FROM THE INTERSTATE!
The Helena Valley Irrigation District was formed in part to provide mitigation for the irrigated land that was inundated when Canyon Ferry Reservoir was built. Currently, 18,000 acres are irrigated through this project. The project was multi-purpose, and included building capacity for municiple water for the city of Helena. The Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir, which feeds the canal that runs clockwise around the valley, also provides a significant amount of recreation and wildlife habitat. Salmon are a favored target of fisherman, especially through the ice, and when snagging is legal in the fall. For more information on the project, see the following link: (visit link) This cache is placed near the 8th road crossing after the canal leaves the regulating reservoir. I had to skip a couple of road crossings, as caches were already placed there. Please check out Don't Monkey Around (GC3AXCR) at the 6th road crossing, and Remembering Fido (GC2H489) at the 7th road crossing. DO NOT TRY TO ACCESS THIS ONE FROM THE INTERSTATE! This cache is accessed from the east frontage road, and will be accessible via the frontage road from the interstate when the new Custer Street exchange is completed; access may be slow and difficult due to construction through at least mid-summer 2012. There is no construction near the cache, but access through the stoplight at Washington and Custer to the frontage road is currently being impacted. The cache is a waterproof match container, and there is no writing implement, so bring your own. Please watch kids near the water. Swimming is NOT allowed, falling in is strongly discouraged. Enjoy!
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Cbfgrq ba gur 3eq qnl bs fcevat, 2012