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<br />j. Browning, Thirty-four homes and 2 'b~sinesses ,were damaged in
<br />Browning due to overflow from Willow Creek;'arigl1t blink tributary of
<br />Cut Bank Creek. Residential damage waseatimated at nearly $15,000
<br />and commercial damage was leu than $500.", No mlll1icipal' d8Jll,age of
<br />conseq,uence was experienced but eva,c uat ion ,and welfare \lOsts'totaled
<br />$7,000. " ,
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<br />k. St. Mary. Located at Divide Creek; asma;Ll right banlttribu-'
<br />tary of the St. Mary River, the resort community of St. Mary suatained
<br />rather severe flooding. One ,reaidencesustained damage estimated at
<br />nearJy $4,000 and 7 buainesaplaces received damage estimated at more
<br />than ~95,OOO. !4unicipaldamage involvingsewera, water distribution
<br />systelllll, flood fightirigand gen~ralcleanup tot8.1eq. $30,000.
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<br />1. Lewistown. Overflow from Big Spring Creek, arigl1t ,bank
<br />tributary of the Judith River; flooded 20 homes and 14 buaineas estab-
<br />lishments in Lewistown..' ~esidentiaidamage.exceeded$ll.OOO and
<br />commercial damage was in excess 'of $3.000~ , ' . '
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<br />m. Raynes ford. One business and one home sustained $2,OOO:l.n
<br />flood damage due to overflow from Otter Creek., a tributary ,of Belt Creek.
<br />Other damage due to Otter Creek was ,minor. ' ,
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<br />n. Fort Benton. No flooding was~xperlenced at Fort Benton but
<br />extensive erosion, due to high flows, occurred 8.1ong the Missouri River
<br />in the vicinity of the mtlllicipal sewage lagoons, This erosion necea-
<br />sitated,construction of 'emergency protective works at a cost of about
<br />$113,000; .',
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<br />o. Other Urban Damages. No significant urban damages were incurred
<br />in other basins in the flood area except at Loma where minor flooding
<br />and dl!1llage of aoout $1,500 "as experienced.
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<br />28. ESTIMATES OF RURAL PAMA(}ES
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<br />~ a; - JJIiltrib1inon - of 'LQifses~ - 'Rural' damage - to-crops; farms-teads,'
<br />fence,S., irrigationworka, and lands in the area total in excess. o.f
<br />$13,000,000. Damage to farmsteada and rural non~tarm residences
<br />represent about 26 percent of the total. Damage to irrigation worka
<br />constitutes 28 percent, 'due largely to failure and loss of Swift DllIII
<br />on Birch Creek and Lower Two Medicine Lake DliJn on, Two Medicine Creek.
<br />Damaget!)lands t'romdeposftiem of debriS, silt, and weed seeds .and
<br />erosion accounts for another 18 percent;'crop and pasture losses
<br />represent another 18 percent; and the biUance of, the loss is due to
<br />fence d.e.ma.ge> loss of recreationalfaciltties > and. care ll.tl,d evacuation
<br />costs. . Rural damages are sUJDJilarized in table 8.
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<br />b.Agricultural Losses. Over '300 farmsteads were flooded at an
<br />estimated loss of nearly $3,500,000. Loss of stored feed and grain,
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