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U.S. Geological Survey and Blackfeet Water Department Hydrologic Assessment of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Montana

Sean M. Lawlor·Rodney R. Caldwell·Timothy T. Bartos·Brett Price
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The Blackfeet Nation seeks an increased scientific understanding of the water resources within the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of northwestern Montana. Hydrologic information is needed to better inform water-management decisions as the Blackfeet Nation implements the Blackfeet Water Rights Compact, initiates new water-use projects, and improves the Blackfeet Irrigation Project. The U.S. Geological Survey and the Blackfeet Water Department began cooperating in 2019 to design and implement a hydrologic data-collection program. The program is being implemented in phases that include discrete and continuous discharge measurements of streams and canals, installation, operation of streamgages, groundwater-level monitoring, and database management. Data collected will be used to characterize current hydrologic conditions on the reservation and will act as a baseline for comparison as Blackfeet Nation water projects are implemented.

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90° N90° S · 180° W ← longitude → 180° E
Source-reported bounding extent: 47.9492225969058° to 49.00115786005651° latitude; -113.92382337824559° to -111.72750252269083° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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Sean M. Lawlor, Rodney R. Caldwell, Timothy T. Bartos, Brett Price. 2023-04-03. U.S. Geological Survey and Blackfeet Water Department Hydrologic Assessment of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Montana. https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20233012

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