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<br />damage to farm equipment, and loss of ,livestock has, been included in
<br />the.farm.s1aiad. daina~eestimate. '
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<br />c. DaInap;e to Irdgat:l.on WOrks . Fj,oaii dainage to irrigation works
<br />spotteQ. tbroughout', tbe area amounted, to ,approximately' $3, 700 ~OOO.', '
<br />Loss of two major irrigation storage dams in the Marias River B8.Sill
<br />are responsible for shout 50 percent of these losses. other losses
<br />include, damage, or destruction of diversion structures, can,als, lateraJ.s
<br />ana ' di tahes ; ,
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<br />:0.. Land Damageg ", The eittent of dllmS.ge to land was based on
<br />exainiliation ,oftbe flooded areas by representatives ,of the Soil " "
<br />Conservation'Sex-v:l.ce; Agricultural Stabili.zation and ,Commodity SerVice,
<br />Corps of Engineers, andlacal residents anii interested agencies. ,',' ,
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<br />,~.Cto~DllJilages. D8.m~ to crops and pastUre represents a, ,lesser
<br />share 'of tbetotal ruraJ. damages since the area consists largely of
<br />grazing laM tor livestock production. Crop losses in the irrigateii' ,
<br />areas of the various basins account for the major portion of the' totaJ.'
<br />loss t<;> crope which is estimated at slightly more than $2,300,000.
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<br />,,"'" f. 'FenceDame.ges. 'Unprecedented and heavily debris ladenstr~ams
<br />in the flood area caused extensive damage to fenceswbich crisscross'
<br />tbe stream vaJ.leys. Dainage,to ,fences is esti~ated at'llearly $100,000
<br />or ab~ut-5'percent of~heto~aJ. rural damages.
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<br />'"g;"OtherRural Daina~e~:Damage to gravelpi:te, recreationfaeili:"
<br />ties''- andz'ural schools have been included as Other damages. This
<br />category includes the costs for evacuation and care of inhabitants.
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<br />,,' 29." -'EST;n.rATES 'OF '1'RA:N'SPORTATION DAMAGE
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<br />Damage to transportation' facili ties has been estimated at 'nearly
<br />$12,150,000, the majority of which was sust~ned by bridgee and culvert
<br />crossings.' Damage to' the FederaJ. aid primary and secon,dary systems,
<br />exclusi=-Of.-NationaJ. -Eark-.and .F.oreat- Ser.viceroads intha ll-Z'ea.,account
<br />for nearly $2 ,600 ,000, wbereas,' the county rOad system sustained nearly
<br />$900,000 in flood' damage. 'A totaJ. of about 60 road bridge crossillgs
<br />were damaged, as well aSsevetaJ. cUlvert crOssings and miles of roadwa;y.
<br />Damage'ranged from loss of approaches and abutments to complete destruc-
<br />tiono1' loss Of the crossing. Immediately below the confluence of "
<br />Birch - Creek' and' Cut Bank Creek' a 2Q-foot by 220-foot" steel truss county
<br />bri dge "was completely 'destroied. The totai cOst' of restoring this'
<br />bridge to l!liriimum telllporai-ystandMds was about $80,000. ,', The ,Great
<br />Nortl;lern, Railwa,y' crossing of the Me,rias River; soutl1eastof Shelby,'
<br />sustained an estimated $132 ,500 damage to the roadbed and bridge' ,
<br />approaches. Damage to Great Northern Railwa;y'andChicago, Milwaukee,
<br />St. Paul and Pacif~c Railroad facilities represents almost $295,000 of
<br />thedtotal transportation dainage. Table 9 s1.immarizes - all transportation
<br />damages;" '
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