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Water Resource Data Collection in Montana
PROJECT
  Surface-Water Data
  Ground-Water Data
  Water-Quality Data
  Sediment Data
  Precipitation Data

Surface-Water Data Collections

PROBLEM:

Surface-water information is needed for purposes of surveillance, planning, design, hazard warning, operation, and management, in water-related fields such as water supply, hydroelectric power, flood control, irrigation, bridge and culvert design, wildlife management, pollution abatement, flood-plain management, and water resources development. To provide this information an appropriate data base of streamflow information is necessary.

OBJECTIVE:

  1. To collect surface-water data sufficient to satisfy needs for current-purpose uses, such as 1) assessment of water resources, 2) operation of reservoirs or industries, 3) forecasting, 4) disposal of wastes and pollution controls, 5) discharge data to accompany water-quality measurements, 6) compact and legal requirements, and 7) research or special studies.
  2. To collect data necessary for analytical studies to define for any location the statistical properties of, and trends in, the occurrence of water in streams, lakes, estuaries, etc., for use in planning and design.

APPROACH:

Standard methods of data collection will be used as described in the series, "Techniques of Water Resources Investigations of the United States Geological Survey." Partial-record gaging will be used instead of complete-record gaging where it serves the required purpose.

STATUS:

Ongoing

PUBLICATIONS:

Water-Resources Data, Montana, U.S. Geological Survey Water-Data Report, issued annually

COOPERATORS:

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau of Indian Affairs
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
National Park Service
Bonneville Power Administration
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
Blackfeet Nation
Northern Cheyenne Tribe
Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation
East Bench Irrigation District
City of Bozeman
Park Conservation District
Cascade County Conservation District
Teton County Conservation District
Sheridan County Water Conservation District
Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
Montana Department of Environmental Quality
Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
Wyoming State Engineer

PROJECT CHIEF: Wayne Berkas


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