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    • To date the DNRC has prepared 56 water distribution projects at the request of the Montana Water Court. The number of projects administered by the District Courts varies from year to year, therefore all 56 projects are not under enforcement every year. The DNRC and the Water Court maintain and update all enforcement projects every year. Within the distribution areas, approximately 14,449 points of diversion have been assigned enforcement numbers. All types of active surface water rights are included in these projects which total 8,931. These include water rights from both the New Appropriations Program (post 1973 rights) and the Adjudication Program (pre-1973 rights).

    Overview of the Administration of Water Court Decrees
    Diversion Naming and Numbering Guidelines
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    Projects

    This table lists each water distribution project by project number and also includes project name, county, and basin.
    E# Source County Basin  Status
    E001 Musselshell River Meagher, Golden Valley,
    Wheatland, Musselshell    		 40A
    40C    		 Active
    E002 West Gallatin River Gallatin 41H Active
    E003 Hyalite Creek Gallatin 41H Inactive
    E004 Mill Creek Park 43B Active
    E005 Big Timber Creek Sweet Grass 43B Active
    E006 Sweet Grass Creek Sweet Grass 43BV Active
    E007 Shields River Park 43A Active
    E008 Cottonwood Creek Park 43A Active
    E009 Rock Creek Park 43A Active
    E010 Careless Creek Wheatland, Golden Valley 40A Inactive
    E011 Swimming Woman Creek Golden Valley 40A Inactive
    E012 Silver Creek Lewis and Clark 41I Inactive
    E013 Carlton Creek Missoula 76H Active
    E014 Wisconsin Creek Madison 41C Active
    E015 South Meadow Creek Madison 41F Active
    E016 Rock Creek/Tributaries Carbon 43D Active
    E017 Red Lodge Creek/Tributaries Carbon 43D Inactive
    E018 Clear Creek Carbon 43D Inactive
    E019 One Horse Creek Ravalli 76H Active
    E020 Willow Creek/Tributaries Madison 41G Active
    E021 Pipestone Creek/Tributaries Jefferson 41G Active
    E022 Baker Creek Gallatin 41H Active
    E023 Whitetail Deer Creek Jefferson 41G Active
    E024 Indian Creek Madison 41F Inactive
    E025 Bear Creek Madison 41F Active
    E026 Sheafman Creek Ravalli 76H Inactive
    E027 Dempsey Creek Powell 76G Active
    E028 Racetrack Creek Powell 76G Active
    E029 Cottonwood Creek Powell 76G Active
    E030 Lower Willow Creek/Tributaries Granite 76GJ Active
    E031 Sourdough Creek Gallatin 41H Inactive
    E032 South Boulder River Madison 41G Active
    E033 Dry Creek Carbon 43D Inactive
    E034 Sweeney Creek Ravalli 76H Active
    E035 Middle Cottonwood Creek Gallatin 41H Active
    E036 Bluewater Creek Carbon 43D Inactive
    E037 Fred Burr Creek Ravalli 76H Active
    E038 Emigrant Creek Park 43B Inactive
    E039 Modesty Creek Deer Lodge 76G Inactive
    E040 Valition Ditch Powell 76G Active
    E041 Chaffin Creek Carbon 43D Inactive
    E042 North Meadow Creek Madison 41F Inactive
    E043 Flint Creek Granite, Deer Lodge 76GJ
    76G
    76E    		 Active
    E044 Cottonwood Creek/Tributaries Powell 76F  Inactive
    E045 South Cottonwood Creek Gallatin 41H Active
    E046 Mill Creek/Tributaries Ravalli 76H Active
    E047 Deep Creek/Tributaries Broadwater 41I Inactive
    E049 Indian Creek/Tributaries Lincoln 76D Inactive
    E050 Cole Creek and Barry Creek Carbon 43D Inactive
    E051 De Rozier Creek/Tributaries Lincoln 76D Inactive
    E052 Fish Creek/Tributaries Jefferson, Silver Bow 41G Active
    E053 Beaver Creek and Staubach Creek Broadwater, Jefferson 41I Active
    E054 Douglas Creek/Tributaries Powell 76F Inactive
    E055 Spring Creek/Tributaries Teton 41O Inactive
    E056 Teton River/Tributaries Teton, Chouteau 41O Active
    E057 Little Prickly Pear Creek/Tributaries Lewis and Clark 41QJ Inactive
    E058 Tenmile Creek Lewis and Clark 41I Inactive
    E059 Washington Creek Powell 76F Inactive
    E060 Powder River and Little Powder River Powder River, Custer, Prairie 42I Inactive
    E061 Flatwillow Creek Petroleum, Fergus 40B Active
    E062 Sun River, South Fork Lewis and Clark 41K Active
    E063 Big Bear Creek Gallatin 41H Inactive
    E064 Big Elk Creek Wheatland 40A Active
    E065 Crow Creek and Tributaries Broadwater 41I Active
    E066 Nicholia Creek/Tributaries Beaverhead 41A Active
    E067 Dupuyer Creek and Tributaries Teton, Pondera 41M Active
    E068 Dry Creek Canal Company Sweet Grass 43BJ
    43B    		 Active
    E069 Mill Creek Madison County 41F Active
    E070 Three Mile Creek Powell, Lewis and Clark 76G Active
    E071 Flathead Creek Park 43A Active
    E072 Burnt Fork Creek Ravalli 76H (HA) Active
    E073 Parrot Ditch Company Madison 41G Active
    E074 Walker Creek Lewis & Clark 41I Active
    E075 Martin Creek Chouteau, Judith Basin 41R Active
    E076 Birch Creek, Willow Creek, and Tributaries Beaverhead, Madison 41D Active
    E077 Gaunt Springs Broadwater 41I Active
    E078 Creeklyn Ditch Madison, Silver Bow, and Jefferson 41G Active
    E079 Indian Creek Madison County 41C Active
    E080 Sawtooth Creek Ravalli County 76H Active
    E081 Rock Creek (Big Hole) Beaverhead County 41D Active
    E082 Big Lake Creek Beaverhead County 41D Active
    E083 Horse Prairie Creek Beaverhead County 41A Active
    E084 Medicine Lodge Creek Beaverhead County 41A Active
    E085 Gallagher Creek Powell County 76F Active
    E086 Howell Creek Beaverhead County 41D Active