Legal Opinion
United States v. Pend Oreille Public Utility District No. 1
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1991No. Nos. 88-3617 to 88-3619 and 88-3669PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES R. BROWNING, Circuit Judge:
The Kalispel Indian Reservation in northeastern Washington was established by President Woodrow Wilson by Executive Order No. 1904 on March 23, 1914. The Pend Oreille River forms the western boundary of the reservation. In 1955 the Pend Oreille Public Utility District (PUD) completed construction of the Box Canyon Dam downstream from the reservation.
Prior to construction of the dam, the water level of the river as it passed the reservation reached approximately 2041 feet during the spring, receded to 2022 feet by late summer, and remained at that level until…
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