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Beaverhead River Watershed Committee
County: Beaverhead
Sub-Major Basin: Unknown
Affected Watershed: # Unknown
Watershed Description: The Beaverhead River begins at the discharge of Clark Canyon Dam. It flows through primarily agricultural land approximately 50 miles to it’s confluence with the Ruby and Big Hole to form the Jefferson. Some twenty major tributaries flow into the Beaverhead.
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Why was a watershed effort begun? To seek an understanding of the watershed – how it functions and supports the human communities dependent on it – and to build agreement on watershed planning issues among stakeholders with diverse viewpoints.
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Group Accomplishments: The TMDL process is on schedule for completion in 2006.
A reach of Stone Creek has been restored.
A weed program is in progress.
Two additional restoration projects have been targeted for completion by April 2004
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Group Plans: Complete the TMDL and move the focus to on the ground restoration on the targeted streams.
Biggest Challenge: Sustaining public interest in the face of limited examples of on the ground success.
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Contact Information:
Nick Hoyrup
Beaverhead River Watershed Committee
420 Barrett St., Dillion, MT 59725
Phone: 406-683-2713
Email: jnhoyrup@bmt.net
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| This information was last updated on: 12/16/2005 9:24:36 AM |
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