Water Right Environmental Assessments
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The purpose of this website is to provide the public with information on environmental assessments of water right applications for permits and authorizations to change. 2-3-111, 2-3-301, and 2-17-532 MCA.
The DNRC keeps environmental assessments (EAs) on the Internet for approximately six months from the date when the EA was prepared, or until the application is issued or terminated. Any EA not viewable on the Internet is available in hard copy for review through the DNRC Water Rights Bureau in Helena.
Click on any county to view listings.
Beaverhead
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 41A 30147256 |
Double C |
Un-named Tributary of Winslow Creek |
2020-09-10 |
| 41A-111306 |
US Forest Service |
Selway Creek |
2019-09-19 |
Big Horn
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 43P 30149944 |
Vernard Melville (Estate) %Stanley Melville |
Bighorn River |
2021-02-24 |
| 43P 30149472 |
Big Horn Conservation District |
Bighorn River |
2020-10-14 |
Blaine
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 40EJ 30121308 |
FWP_Sand Creek Ranch LLC |
Cow Creek | 2020-11-20 |
| 40EJ 30121309 |
Sand Creek Ranch LLC |
Cow Creek |
2020-11-20 |
| 40J 30125496 |
USA (Dept of Interior Bureau of Land Management) |
Reser Creek a tributary of Lodge Creek |
2020-01-31 |
| 40J 30105879 |
Lorin Krass |
Groundwater |
2016-09-15 |
| 40J 30105878 | Lorin Krass | Groundwater | 2016-09-14 |
| 40J 30104657 |
Lorin Krass |
Groundwater | 2016-09-14 |
Broadwater
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
Carbon
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 43D 30148124 |
Jay and Andrea Cline |
Bluewater Creek |
2020-06-09 |
| 43D 30145836 |
Ronald and Darlen Luoma |
West Fork Rock Creek |
2020-03-27 |
Carter
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 39E 30149181 |
Lester and Renetta Phillippi |
Soda Creek | 2020-08-07 |
| 39E 30149182 |
Gardner Home Place LLC |
Soda Creek East Fork | 2020-08-07 |
Cascade
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 41Q 30148072 |
Northwestern Corporation |
Missouri River |
2021-01-15 |
| 41K 30125540 |
GARY AND MARILYN PARKER |
Sun River |
2020-09-02 |
| 41QJ 30124432 |
Karl J Birky |
Groundwater |
2020-04-10 |
Chouteau
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 41Q 30120162 |
US Forest Service |
South Fork Highwood Creek |
2020-09-02 |
| 41Q 30116322 |
US Forest Service |
North Fork Highwood Creek |
2020-09-02 |
| 41O 30138928 |
Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks |
Teton River |
2020-04-07 |
Custer
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| NA 42C 30149407 |
Shane Adams |
North Sixmile Creek |
2021-02-01 |
| 42C 30148377 |
Robert & Norma Tom |
Unnamed Oxbow Lake of Tongue River |
2020-03-31 |
| 42C 30147554 |
Joseph and Patricia Stevenson |
Unnamed tributary to Tongue River |
2020-02-10 |
Daniels
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
Dawson
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 42M 30145939 |
Edward W & Cynthia K Mittelstaed |
Unnamed Tributary of Yellowstone River |
2020-11-18 |
Deer Lodge
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
Fallon
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 42L 30148246 |
Marvin and Sharon Gookin |
UT Red Butte Creek |
2020-03-31 |
Fergus
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 41S 30147282 |
FRED W. COLVER |
Groundwater (shallow alluvial aquifer adjacent to Warm Spring Creek) |
2020-05-28 |
| 41S 30121942 |
Conners Family revocable Trust |
Unnamed Tributary of Big Spring Creek |
2019-11-13 |
| 40B 30070712 |
Wilks Ranch Montana LTD |
Durfee Creek |
2016-05-19 |
Flathead
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 76I 30151083 |
Susan MacLean & Leah Parker |
Groundwater |
2021-02-26 |
| 76LJ 30151438 |
Barrile Family Trust |
Whitefish River (Whitefish Lake) |
2021-02-26 |
| 76LJ 30147436 |
Gregory and Gwen Baden |
Flathead River (Flathead Lake) |
2021-02-05 |
| 76LJ 30150388 |
Karen R. Follett |
Whitefish River (Whitefish Lake) |
2020-12-28 |
| 76N 30149539 |
Donald & Claudia Dennison |
McGregor Creek (McGregor Lake) |
2020-12-21 |
| 76LJ 30149103 |
Lakeside County Water and Sewer District |
Groundwater |
2020-12-21 |
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Lakeside County Water and Sewer District |
Groundwater |
2020-12-21 | |
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Jesse C. and Oni M. Mann |
McGregor Creek (McGregor Lake) |
2020-12-17 | |
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David Walsh |
Groundwater |
2020-11-13 | |
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Sand Wedge LLC |
Flathead River (Flathead Lake) |
2020-11-10 | |
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Big Lake Enterprises, LLC |
Groundwater |
2020-11-04 | |
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Wayne R. Sand and Mary Jane Westermark Revocable Trust |
Groundwater |
2020-10-16 | |
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Three VP, LLC |
Whitefish River (Whitefish Lake) |
2020-09-24 | |
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Three VP, LLC |
Whitefish River (Whitefish Lake) |
2020-09-17 | |
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Prairie Dog Development |
Groundwater |
2020-09-02 | |
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US Forest Service |
Moran Creek |
2020-08-24 | |
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Joshua L. & Arin S. Sjostrom |
Groundwater |
2020-07-16 | |
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MATTHEW P TAPSCOTT 2018 REVOCABLE TRUST |
Flathead River |
2020-06-01 | |
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Emerald Heights HOA County Water Sewer District |
Groundwater |
2020-04-30 | |
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Peter C Hambrick |
Flathead River |
2020-04-15 | |
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Bradley R. & Leslie A. Stodghill |
Flathead River |
2020-03-31 | |
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Charles S. Johnson, Thomas Q. Johnson, Peter A. Johnson, Sara J. Johnson |
Whitefish River (Whitefish Lake) |
2020-03-27 | |
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Bowman Lake, LLC dba Polebridge Mercantile and Bakery, LLC |
Groundwater |
2020-03-27 | |
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Montana Sweetgrass Ranch Homeowners’ Association, Inc. |
Groundwater |
2020-03-17 | |
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John & Patricia Sowinski |
Groundwater |
2020-03-17 | |
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Wood Ridge Homeowners Association, Inc. |
Groundwater |
2020-03-11 | |
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David Wanderaas, et al. |
Groundwater |
2020-02-21 | |
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Doug and Lisa J. Sheble |
Groundwater |
2020-01-28 | |
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Valerie K. Cox |
Groundwater |
2020-01-15 | |
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Garrett Henry & Jennifer A. Stegen |
Groundwater |
2020-01-07 | |
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Wendy M. & Richard R. Upton |
Groundwater |
2019-12-19 | |
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Alice L. & Michael J. Salvaggio |
Groundwater |
2019-12-05 | |
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Rachel E. & Chris M. Miller |
Groundwater |
2019-11-12 |
Gallatin
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
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Town of West Yellowstone |
Groundwater |
2021-02-18 | |
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Lazy J Utility Association |
Groundwater |
2021-01-07 | |
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Robert and Barbara Marx |
Reese Creek |
2020-12-18 | |
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BRIAN AND LINDSAY KOSCIELNIAK |
Groundwater | 2020-12-10 | |
| US Forest Service | Little Wapiti Creek | 2020-09-30 | |
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US Forest Service |
Denny Creek (E. Fk) |
2020-09-30 | |
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US Forest Service |
Cabin Creek | 2020-09-25 | |
| 41H 30116528 | BIG SKY RESORT LLC | Middle Fork of the West Fork of the Gallatin River | 2020-06-05 |
| 41H 30135552 |
BIG SKY RESORT LLC |
Middle Fork of the West Fork of the Gallatin River |
2020-06-05 |
| 41F 30146530 |
Shelterwood LLC |
Groundwater |
2020-04-10 |
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Robert and Debora Lancaster |
Groundwater |
2020-01-23 | |
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ONEILL RENTALS LLC |
Groundwater |
2020-01-07 | |
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Ultility Solutions LLC |
Groundwater |
2018-01-17 |
Garfield
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 40C 30125936 |
73 Ranch and Hunt Club LLC |
Groundwater |
2019-12-19 |
| 40C 30125827 |
73 Ranch and Hunt Club LLC |
Groundwater |
2019-12-19 |
| 40C 30125798 |
73 Ranch and Hunt Club LLC |
Groundwater |
2019-11-15 |
Glacier
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
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Double T Bison Ranch LLC |
St. Mary River |
2020-01-21 | |
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Double T Bison Ranch LLC |
Unnamed Tributary of Boundary Creek |
2019-11-22 |
Golden Valley
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
Granite
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 76E 30070863 |
US Forest Service |
Rock Creek |
2020-08-24 |
| 76G 30117056 |
HARVEY CREEK RANCH LLC |
Harvey Creek | 2020-07-09 |
| 76G 30117054 |
HARVEY CREEK RANCH LLC |
Harvey Creek | 2020-07-09 |
| 76G 30113302 |
HARVEY CREEK RANCH LLC |
Harvey Creek | 2020-07-09 |
Hill
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
Jefferson
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 41I 30147202 |
US Forest Service |
Dutchman Creek (Prickly Pear Ck Watershed) |
2020-08-24 |
Judith Basin
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 41S 30126464 |
Town of Stanford |
Groundwater |
2020-06-04 |
| 41S 30126463 |
Town of Stanford |
Groundwater |
2020-06-04 |
| 41S 30144007 |
Jackie Urick & Janna LeMond |
Groundwater |
2020-05-14 |
| 41S 30144005 |
JACKIE K. URICK |
Groundwater |
2020-03-10 |
Lake
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 76LJ 30148842 |
Paul and Christine Stubbins |
Flathead River (Flathead Lake) |
2020-10-09 |
| 76LJ 30148853 |
Don and Linda Goodspeed |
Flathead River (Flathead Lake) |
2020-08-13 |
| 76LJ 30148801 |
Gregory Harris |
Flathead River (Flathead Lake) |
2020-07-01 |
Lewis & Clark
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 41I 30046071 |
Helena School District No. 1 |
Groundwater |
2021-01-15 |
| 76F 30066222 |
US Forest Service |
Beaver Creek | 2020-11-20 |
| 76F 30113301 |
JOHN ANDES |
Liverpool Creek | 2020-11-05 |
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JOHN ANDES |
Park Creek |
2020-11-05 | |
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GARY AND MARILYN PARKER |
Sun River |
2020-09-02 | |
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US Forest Service |
Blackfoot River (Upper) |
2020-08-24 | |
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US Forest Service |
Buffalo Gulch |
2020-08-24 | |
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SUNNY SLOPE GRAZING ASSN INC |
SAUERKRAUT CREEK |
2020-07-07 | |
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Helena School District No. 1 |
Groundwater |
2020-05-07 | |
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Lincoln Road RV Park |
Groundwater |
2020-02-21 | |
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Broken O Land & Livestock, LLC |
Sun River |
2017-06-21 |
Liberty
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
Lincoln
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
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Charles A. McLeod and Patsy A. Robbe-McLeod |
Savage Lake |
2021-01-15 |
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Lodestone Adventures, LLC and Joseph, Rita and Ryan Purdy |
Groundwater |
2021-01-07 |
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Indian Springs Ranch Water & Sewer LLC |
Groundwater |
2020-12-22 |
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Louis D. Burrell, Margaret Carr, & Louis L. Burrell |
Groundwater |
2020-05-18 |
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Donald and Lorie Gutknecht |
Island Lake |
2020-04-30 |
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US Forest Service |
Pipe Creek (Kootenai Watershed) |
2018-09-24 |
Madison
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 41B 30129303 |
Morse Land Co LLC |
Groundwater |
2020-06-26 |
| 41D 30122404 |
Tyler Cobb |
Big Hole River |
2020-02-21 |
| 41F 30122400 |
MT Moonlight Basin Water & Sewer LLC |
Groundwater |
2019-12-19 |
McCone
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 40P 30126839 |
Keith R. Groh; Shariene G. Groh |
Gyp Creek |
2020-06-04 |
| 40S 30126841 |
Gibbs Land, LLC |
Unnamed Tributary of Prairie Elk Creek, East Fork |
2020-06-04 |
Meagher
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 43A 30148750 |
CJA Properties, LLC |
Groundwater |
2021-01-28 |
| 43A 30148749 |
CJA Properties, LLC |
Groundwater |
2021-01-28 |
| 41J 30120174 |
US Forest Service |
Four Mile Creek |
2020-11-18 |
| 76E 30105062 |
US Forest Service |
Newlan Creek |
2020-08-24 |
| 41J 30120166 |
US Forest Service |
Miller Gulch |
2020-08-24 |
| 41J 30002272 |
Galt Ranch, LP |
Big Birch Creek |
2020-07-01 |
| 41J 30116562 |
Tintina Montana Inc. |
Groundwater |
2020-03-13 |
| 41J 30116563 |
Tintina Montana Inc. |
Sheep Creek |
2020-03-13 |
| 41J 30116553 and 41J 30116554 |
Bar Z Ranch Inc.; John and Terri Hanson |
Little Sheep Creek and an Unnamed Tributary of Sheep Creek known as "Coon Creek" |
2020-03-13 |
| 41J 30116556, 41J 30116557, 41J 30116558, 41J 30116559 |
Thorson Ranch LLC |
Jumping Creek, Adams Creek, Wolsey Creek, and Sheep Creek |
2020-03-13 |
Mineral
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 76M-30122112 |
IFG-KAMP LLC |
Groundwater |
2020-05-07 |
Missoula
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date |
| 76M 30120172 |
US Forest Service |
Surveyor Creek |
2020-11-18 |
| 76M 30147209 |
US Forest Service |
Butler Creek |
2020-11-05 |
| 76H 30114887 | US Forest Service |
Miller Creek (Bitterroot Watershed) |
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| 76M 30147233 | US Forest Service |
McCormick Creek (Ninemile Ck Watershed) |
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| 76M 30147234 | US Forest Service |
Martina Creek |
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US Forest Service |
Ninemile Creek |
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MTDOT |
SIXMILE CREEK |
2020-09-03 | |
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HASHISAKI et al |
LINDBERGH LAKE |
2020-07-01 | |
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JIM HELMER/ PATRICIA SKERGAN |
GROUNDWATER |
2020-06-17 | |
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JIM HELMER /PATRICIA SKERGAN |
GROUNDWATER |
2020-06-17 | |
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Dave & Penny Johnson |
Lindbergh Lake |
2020-05-28 | |
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JOHN ADAMS, LAURIE YUNG, D. SCOTT SAMUELS & DARA NEWMAN |
CYGNET LAKE, SWAN RIVER |
2020-04-23 | |
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CANYON RIVER PROPERTIES, LLC |
GROUNDWATER |
2020-02-06 | |
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CANYON RIVER PROPERTIES, LLC |
GROUNDWATER |
2020-02-06 |
Musselshell
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 40C 30123160 |
Kite Cattle Company |
Musselshell River |
2020-07-29 |
Park
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 43A 30148533 |
CJA Properties, LLC |
Groundwater | 2021-01-28 |
| 43A 30148531 |
CJA Properties, LLC |
Groundwater |
2021-01-28 |
| 43B 30148125 |
Matthew I Staid |
Groundwater |
2021-01-15 |
| 43B 30066938, 43B 30110234, 43B 30110235 |
Murphys Ox Yoke Ranch LP |
Groundwater, Fridley Creek, Unnamed Tributary to Yellowstone River |
2020-12-04 |
| 43A 30145979 |
Eagle Ridge Ranch Montana LP |
Unnamed Tributary to Daisy Dean Creek |
2020-10-02 |
| 43A 30070365 |
US Forest Service |
Deep Creek (Shields River Watershed) |
2020-09-02 |
Petroleum
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
Phillips
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 40M-30117168 |
Beaver Creek Ranch LLC |
Beaver Creek |
2020-01-29 |
Pondera
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
Powder River
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
Powell
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 76F 30147254 |
US Forest Service |
Moose Creek |
2020-10-22 |
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US Forest Service |
Jefferson Creek |
2020-10-22 | |
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US Forest Service |
Wasson Creek (Blackfoot Watershed) |
2020-09-02 | |
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US Forest Service |
Arrastra Creek |
2020-08-21 | |
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CLARK FORK COALITION |
Racetrack Creek |
2019-08-05 | |
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CLARK FORK COALITION |
Racetrack Creek | 2019-06-13 |
Prairie
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
Ravalli
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 76H 30120164 | US Forest Service |
Bitterroot River, West Fork |
2020-11-04 |
Richland
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
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Alan J & Patricia A Whitford |
Unnamed Tributary of Bennie Peer Creek |
2020-12-16 | |
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Basta Ranches Inc |
Groundwater |
2020-08-18 | |
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Bridger Pipeline, LLC |
Missouri River |
2020-07-01 | |
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Jonald & Deanne Jorgensen |
Groundwater |
2020-02-13 |
Roosevelt
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 40S 30149243 |
Roosevelt County Conservation District |
Missouri River |
2020-12-28 |
Rosebud
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 42KJ 30148629 |
Dirk and Sandra Luhman |
Yellowstone River |
2020-04-30 |
Sanders
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
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Avista Corporation |
Graves Creek |
2020-10-14 | |
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Avista Corporation |
Graves Creek |
2020-10-14 | |
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Forest Service |
Little Thompson River |
2016-06-23 | |
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Forest Service |
Weeksville Creek (Clark Fork Basin) |
2016-06-22 | |
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RC Resources Inc. |
Groundwater |
2016-06-21 | |
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Forest Service |
Thompson River | 2016-06-21 |
Sheridan
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
Silver Bow
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
Stillwater
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 43Q 30150132 |
Eight Range Ranch LLC |
Groundwater |
2021-02-11 |
| 43C 30144758 |
Karen Jarussi, Eric and Sheri Fallang |
Stillwater River |
2020-10-14 |
Sweet Grass
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 43BJ 30149606 |
Shawn Titeca |
East Boulder River | 2020-11-25 |
Teton
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 41O 30138934 |
Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks |
Teton River |
2020-04-07 |
| 41O-30103564 | Robert E. Stephens | Deep Creek | 2015-12-31 |
Toole
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 41P 30117451 |
City of Shebly |
Unconfined aquifer of the Marias River Alluvium |
2020-11-20 |
| 41P 30114262 & 41P 30116656 |
City of Shebly |
Unconfined aquifer of the Marias River Alluvium |
2020-11-20 |
| 41N 30109842 |
Wesley and Fred Fenger |
Strawberry Creek |
2017-06-27 |
Treasure
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 43P 30147780 |
Treasure County Conservation District |
Bighorn River |
2020-02-21 |
Valley
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
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TransCanada Keystone Pipeline LP |
Missouri River |
2019-04-16 |
Wheatland
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 40A 30119319 |
McFarland White Ranch Inc. |
Big Elk Creek |
2019-07-24 |
| 40A 30105384 |
Dan & Sandra DeBuff |
Groundwater |
2018-07-31 |
Wibaux
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 39G 30148586 |
Joseph & Pamela Bragg |
Groundwater | 2020-07-29 |
Yellowstone
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
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Elder Grove School District #8 |
Groundwater |
2020-03-06 | |
| 43Q 30127618 |
Nexco LLC |
Groundwater |
2020-01-28 |
| 43Q 30125287 |
Jan Longen |
Yellowstone River |
2019-12-24 |