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

Fact Sheet 2023-3012
Prepared in cooperation with the Blackfeet Water Department
By: , , , and 
https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20233012

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Abstract

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.

Suggested Citation

Lawlor, S.M., Caldwell, R.R., Bartos, T.T., and Price, B., 2023, U.S. Geological Survey and Blackfeet Water Department Hydrologic Assessment of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2023–3012, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20233012.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

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Table of Contents

  • Project Overview
  • Blackfeet Cooperative Hydrologic Assessment—Timeline and Goals
  • Data Access
  • Next Steps
  • Selected References
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title U.S. Geological Survey and Blackfeet Water Department Hydrologic Assessment of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Montana
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 2023-3012
DOI 10.3133/fs20233012
Year Published 2023
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center
Description Report: 4 p.; Dataset
Country United States
State Montana
Other Geospatial Blackfeet Indian Reservation
Online Only (Y/N) Y
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