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| Water Monitoring Group | Administering Watershed Entity | Primary Watershed Monitoring Objective(s) | Primary Water Monitoring Data Types | Type of Water Resource | Watershed Monitoring Entity Type | Subbasin |
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| Whitefish Lake Watershed Baseline Water Quality Monitoring Program | Whitefish Lake Institute (WLI) | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends, Education and Outreach, Aquatic Invasive Species | Geomorphology, Instream Physical, Substrate, Discharge, Water Chemistry | Streams, Rivers, Springs, Wetlands, Lakes and Reservoirs | NGO | Stillwater, MT (17010210) |
| Wetland Characterization | Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Wetland Program | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends, Education and Outreach | Geomorphology, Instream Physical, Substrate, Water Chemistry | Springs, Wetlands | State | Big Hole, MT (10020004), Gallatin, MT (10020008), Lower Musselshell, MT (10040205), Red Rock, MT (10020001), Upper Mussleshell, MT (10040201) |
| Watershed Education Network | Watershed Education Network | Baseline, Trends, Restoration Project Effectiveness, Education and Outreach, Dam removal and restoration projects for fish habitat improvement effectiveness | Geomorphology, Instream Physical, Substrate, Biology, Water Chemistry, Habitat-Instream, Cross-section, water level, and longitudinal surveys | NGO | Middle Clark Fork (17010204) | |
| Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment | Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) - Water Quality Division | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends, WQ Standards Attainment, Long Term Fixed Station, Pollution Source Assessment, Education and Outreach | Geomorphology, Instream Physical, Substrate, Biology, Discharge, Water Chemistry, Habitat-Riparian, Habitat-Instream | Streams, Rivers, Lakes and Reservoirs | State | Statewide |
| Volunteer Surfacewater Monitoring | Missoula Valley Water Quality District | Baseline | Discharge, Water Chemistry | Streams, Rivers, Wells | Local Government | Bitterroot, MT; Middle Clark Fork, MT |
| Upper Big Hole CCAA | Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) | Problem identification, Trends, Streamgage, Long Term Fixed Station | Biology, Discharge, Habitat-Riparian, Habitat-Instream | Streams, Rivers | Federal, State | Big Hole, MT (10020004) |
| Swan Lake Water Monitoring Program | Swan Lakers | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends | Water Chemistry | Lakes and Reservoirs | NGO | Swan, MT (17010211), Flathead Lake, MT (17010208) |
| Sun River USGS Monitoring | Sun River Watershed Group (SRWG), United States Geological Survey (USGS), Cascade Conservation District | Streamgage | Geomorphology, Instream Physical, Substrate | Streams, Rivers | Federal, Conservation District, Watershed Groups | Sun, MT (10030104) |
| Students-in-Action | Seeley Swan High School | Baseline, Trends, Streamgage, Long Term Fixed Station, Education and Outreach | Discharge, Water Chemistry | Streams, Rivers | School (K-12) | Blackfoot, MT (17010203) |
| SRWG Volunteer Monitoring Project | Sun River Watershed Group (SRWG) | Problem identification, Trends, WQ Standards Attainment, Restoration Project Effectiveness, Streamgage, Pollution Source Assessment, Project Identification, Education and Outreach, Drinking Water Source Quality | Discharge, Water Chemistry | Streams, Rivers | Watershed Groups | Sun, MT (10030104) |
| Southwestern Crown Road-Sediment Monitoring | United States Forest Service (USFS) Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS), United States Geological Survey (USGS) | Baseline, Problem identification, Restoration Project Effectiveness | Geomorphology, Instream Physical, Substrate, Habitat-Instream | Streams, Rivers | Federal | Blackfoot, MT (17010203) Swan, MT (17010211), |
| Smith River Groundwater Study | Meagher County Conservation District | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends, Permit Compliance, Streamgage | Groundwater Level | Wells | Local Government | Smith, MT (10030103) |
| Sheridan County Water Reservation | Sheridan County Conservation District | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends | Groundwater Level, Water Chemistry, Irrigation Well Water Use | Streams, Rivers, Wells, Springs, Wetlands, Lakes and Reservoirs | Conservation District | Big Muddy, MT, CN (10060006), Brush Lake Closed Basin, CN, MT, ND (10060007) |
| RiverNET | Yellowstone Ecological Research Center | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends, Streamgage | Discharge, Water Chemistry | Streams, Rivers | NGO | Upper Yellowstone, MT |
| Red Rock Watershed Monitoring Program | The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) | Baseline, Problem identification, WQ Standards Attainment, Restoration Project Effectiveness, Streamgage | Groundwater Level, Discharge, Water Chemistry, Habitat-Riparian | Streams, Rivers | NGO | Red Rock, MT (10020001), Beaverhead, MT (10020002) |
| Public Water System Drinking Water Monitoring | Public Water Systems | Drinking Water Source Quality, Drinking Water Quality | Water Chemistry | Streams, Rivers, Wells, SpringsDrinking Water | State, Local Government, School (K-12) | Statewide |
| Pondera County Monitoring Program | Montana Association of Conservation Districts (MACD), Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends, Permit Compliance, Restoration Project Effectiveness, Streamgage, Project Identification, Education and Outreach, Drinking Water Source Quality, Aquatic Invasive Species | Biology, Groundwater Level, Discharge, Habitat-Riparian, AIS | Streams, Rivers, Lakes and Reservoirs | State, Conservation District, Watershed Groups | Statewide |
| PIBO Effectiveness Monitoring Program | United States Forest Service (USFS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM) | Baseline, Trends, Restoration Project Effectiveness, Long Term Fixed Station, Aquatic Invasive Species | Geomorphology, Instream Physical, Substrate, Habitat-Riparian, Habitat-Instream, Bugs | Streams, Rivers | Federal | Box Elder (10110202), Upper Little Missouri (10110201), Lower Tongue (10090102), Shoshone (10080014), Clark Fork Yellowstone (10070006), Upper Musselshell (10040201), Judith (10040103), Belt (10030105), Smith (10030103), Upper Missouri (10030101), Gallatin (10020008), Madison (10020007), Ruby (10020003), Red Rock (10020001), Big Hole (10020004), Jefferson (10020005), Boulder (10020006), Upper Clark Fork (17010201), Flint-Rock (17010202), Bitterroot (17010205), Middle Clark Fork (17010204), Lower Clark Fork (17010213), Middle Kootenai (17010101), Yaak (17010103), Stillwater (17010210), North Fork Flathead (17010206), Flathead Lake (17010208), South Fork Flathead (17010209), Middle Fork Flathead (17010207), Two Medicine (10030201), Swan (17010211), South Fork Flathead (17010209), Blackfoot (17010203), Sun (10030104), Upper Missouri-Dearborn (10030102), Upper Yellowstone (10070002), Yellowstone Headwaters (10070001), Beaverhead (10020002) |
| Permit Compliance, 319, TMDL, Wetlands | Permittee, Contract Recipient, Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends, WQ Standards Attainment, Permit Compliance, Restoration Project Effectiveness, Streamgage, Long Term Fixed Station, Pollution Source Assessment, Project Identification, Education and Outreach | Geomorphology, Instream Physical, Substrate, Biology, Groundwater Level, Discharge, Water Chemistry, Habitat-Riparian, Habitat-Instream | Streams, Rivers, Wells, Springs, Wetlands, Lakes and Reservoirs | State, University, Local Government, Conservation District, Watershed Groups, School (K-12) | Statewide |
| Park Branch Canal Association Monitoring | Park Branch Canal Association | Baseline | Groundwater Level, Discharge, Flow rates, Water Use | Streams, RiversCanals | NGO, Watershed Groups | Upper Yellowstone, MT (10070002) |
| NWQI-Camp Creek – Godfrey Creek | Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends, WQ Standards Attainment, Restoration Project Effectiveness, Streamgage | Discharge, Habitat-Riparian | Streams, Rivers | Federal | Gallatin, MT (10020008) |
| Northwest Montana Lakes Volunteer Monitoring Network | Whitefish Lake Institute (WLI) | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends, Education and Outreach, Aquatic Invasive Species | Water Chemistry, AIS | Lakes and Reservoirs | NGO | Flathead Lake, MT (17010208), Lower Flathead, MT (17010212), Middle Kootenai, CN, ID, MT (17010101), Stillwater, MT (17010210), Swan, MT (17010211) |
| Musselshell Salinity Monitoring Program | Musselshell Watershed Coalition (MWC) | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends, Project Identification, Education and Outreach | Water Chemistry | Streams, Rivers | Watershed Groups | Lower Musselshell, MT (10040205), Upper Mussleshell, MT (10040201), Flatwillow, MT (10040203), Box Elder, MT (10040204), Middle Musselshell (10040202) |
| MSU Extension – Gallatin Co AIS Monitoring | MSU Extension - Gallatin Co | Aquatic Invasive Species | AIS | Streams, Rivers, Lakes and Reservoirs | State, University, Local Government | Gallatin, MT (10020008) |
| Montana Ground Water Monitoring Program | Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology (MBMG) | Baseline, Trends, Long Term Fixed Station | Groundwater Level, Water Chemistry | Wells, Springs | State, University | Statewide |
| Montana DNRC Streamgage Program | Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) | Baseline, Trends, Permit Compliance, Streamgage, Long Term Fixed Station, Education and Outreach | Discharge | Streams, Rivers, Lakes and Reservoirs | State | Statewide |
| Madison Stream Team | Madison Conservation District (MCD) | Problem identification, Trends, Restoration Project Effectiveness, Streamgage, Long Term Fixed Station, Pollution Source Assessment, Project Identification, Education and Outreach | Biology, Discharge, Water Chemistry | Streams, Rivers | Conservation District | Madison, MT, WY (10020007) |
| Lower Yellowstone Buried Aquifer Study | Richland County Conservation District | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends, Drinking Water Source Quality | Geomorphology, Instream Physical, Substrate, Groundwater Level, Water Chemistry | Wells | University, Conservation District | Lower Yellowstone, MT, ND (10100004) |
| Lower Ruby Discharge Monitoring | Ruby Valley Conservation District (RVCD) | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends, Streamgage, Long Term Fixed Station, Project Identification, Education and Outreach, Temperature | Discharge | Streams, Rivers | Local Government | Ruby, MT (10020003) |
| Little Bitterroot Lake Eutrophication Study | Little Bitterroot Lake Association (LBLA) | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends, WQ Standards Attainment, Pollution Source Assessment, Education and Outreach | Biology, Discharge, Water Chemistry | Streams, Rivers, Wells, Lakes and Reservoirs | Watershed Groups | Lower Flathead, MT (17010212) |
| Helena Area Water Quality Monitoring | Lewis & Clark Water Quality Protection District (LCWQD) | Baseline, Trends, Education and Outreach, Drinking Water Source Quality | Groundwater Level, Discharge, Water Chemistry | Streams, Rivers, Wells, Springs | Local Government | Upper Missouri, MT (10030101) |
| Groundwater, Surface Water, Mining, Abandoned Mine Lands | Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Montana Bureau of Mines & Geology (MBMG), United States Geological Survey (USGS), Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends, WQ Standards Attainment, Permit Compliance, Restoration Project Effectiveness, Streamgage, Long Term Fixed Station, Pollution Source Assessment | Geomorphology, Instream Physical, Substrate, Biology, Groundwater Level, Discharge, Water Chemistry, Habitat-Riparian, Habitat-Instream | Streams, Rivers, Wells, Springs, Wetlands, Lakes and Reservoirs | Federal, State, University, NGO | Statewide |
| Greater Yellowstone Network | National Park Service (NPS) | Baseline, Trends | Discharge, Water Chemistry | Streams, Rivers, Springs | Federal | Lower Bighorn, MT (10080015), Madison, MT, WY (10020007), Shoshone, MT, WY (10080014), Upper Yellowstone, MT (10070002), Yellowstone Headwaters, MT, WY (10070001) |
| GLWQD Surface Water Monitoring Network | Gallatin Local Water Quality District (GLWQD) | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends, Long Term Fixed Station, Pollution Source Assessment | Geomorphology, Instream Physical, Substrate, Discharge, Water Chemistry, Habitat-Instream | Streams, Rivers | Local Government | Upper Missouri, MT (10030101) |
| GLWQD Groundwater Monitoring Network | Gallatin Local Water Quality District (GLWQD) | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends, Drinking Water Source Quality | Groundwater Level, Water Chemistry | Wells | Local Government | Upper Missouri, MT (10030101) |
| Gallatin Stream Teams | Gallatin Local Water Quality District (GLWQD), Greater Gallatin Watershed Council (GGWC) | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends, WQ Standards Attainment, Restoration Project Effectiveness, Long Term Fixed Station, Education and Outreach | Geomorphology, Instream Physical, Substrate, Biology, Discharge, Water Chemistry, Habitat-Instream | Streams, Rivers, Springs, Wetlands | Local Government, Watershed Groups | Gallatin, MT (10020008) |
| Gallatin River Task Force Community Water Quality Monitoring Program | Gallatin River Task Force (GRTF) | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends, Restoration Project Effectiveness, Streamgage, Long Term Fixed Station, Education and Outreach | Geomorphology, Instream Physical, Substrate, Biology, Groundwater Level, Discharge, Water Chemistry, Habitat-Instream | Streams, Rivers | NGO, Watershed Groups | Gallatin, MT (10020008) |
| Gallatin Microplastics Initiative | Adventure Scientists | Baseline, Trends, Education and Outreach | Microplastic Pollution | Streams, Rivers | NGO | Gallatin, MT (10020008) |
| Fox Hills Aquifer Study | Richland County Conservation District | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends, Drinking Water Source Quality, Irrigation | Geomorphology, Instream Physical, Substrate, Groundwater Level, Water Chemistry | Wells | University, Conservation District | Lower Yellowstone, MT, ND (10100004) |
| Fort Peck 106 Clean Water Act | Fort Peck Office of Environmental Protection (OEP) | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends, WQ Standards Attainment, Permit Compliance, Education and Outreach, Aquatic Invasive Species | Geomorphology, Instream Physical, Substrate, Biology, Discharge, Water Chemistry, Habitat-Riparian, Habitat-Instream | Streams, Rivers | Federal, Tribal | Poplar, MT, CN (10060003), Porcupine, MT (10050016), Prairie Elk-Wolf, MT (10060001), West Fork Poplar, MT, CN (10060004), Big Muddy, MT, CN (10060006) |
| Flathead Monitoring Program | Flathead Lake Biological Station (FLBS) | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends, Aquatic Invasive Species | Geomorphology, Instream Physical, Substrate, Biology, Water Chemistry | Streams, Rivers, Lakes and ReservoirsPrecipitation | University | Flathead Lake, MT (17010208) |
| Elkhorn Mine and Mill Site Characterization and SAP | Big Hole Watershed Committee | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends, Project Identification | Discharge, Water Chemistry | Streams, Rivers, SpringsMine adit that discharges acid mine drainage | Watershed Groups | Big Hole, MT |
| CRC AIS Monitoring | Clearwater Resource Council (CRC) | Education and Outreach, Aquatic Invasive Species | Biology | Lakes and Reservoirs | Watershed Groups | Blackfoot, MT (17010203) |
| Clark Fork River Monitoring | University of Montanan (UM) Watershed Health Clinic, Clark Fork Coalition (CFC), Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Missoula Wastewater Treatment Plant, Avista | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends, WQ Standards Attainment, Long Term Fixed Stations, and Nutrient Loading | Attached Algae Levels, Nutrient Levels | Streams, Rivers, Lakes and Reservoirs | State, University, NGO, Local Government, Watershed Groups | Upper Clark Fork, MT (17010201), Middle Clark Fork, MT (17010204), Lower Flathead, MT (17010212), Lower Clark Fork, ID, MT (17010213) |
| Broadwater County Gauged Streams | Broadwater Conservation District | Baseline, Trends, Restoration Project Effectiveness, Long Term Fixed Station, Education and Outreach | Groundwater Level, Discharge | Streams, Rivers, Wells, Springsditches and canals | Conservation District | Upper Missouri, MT (10030101) |
| Blackfoot-Clearwater-Swan AIS monitoring | Blackfoot Challenge, Swan Valley Connections (SVC) | Baseline, Problem identification, Education and Outreach, Aquatic Invasive Species | Biology, AIS- flowering rush, fragrant water lily | Lakes and Reservoirs | State, Watershed Groups | Blackfoot, MT (17010203) Swan, MT (17010211) |
| Blackfoot Citizen Science Program | Blackfoot Challenge | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends, Restoration Project Effectiveness, Streamgage, Education and Outreach | Discharge, Water Chemistry | Streams, Rivers | Federal, Watershed Groups, School (K-12) | Blackfoot, MT (17010203) |
| Blackfoot and Clearwater Citizen Science Stream Monitoring | Clearwater Resource Council (CRC) | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends, Restoration Project Effectiveness, Streamgage, Education and Outreach | Biology, Discharge, Water Chemistry | Streams, Rivers | Watershed Groups | Swan, MT (17010211), Blackfoot, MT (17010203) |
| Bitterroot River Health Check | Bitterroot River Protection Associaiton | Baseline, Trends, WQ Standards Attainment, Streamgage, Education and Outreach | Discharge, Water Chemistry, Habitat-Instream | Streams, Rivers | Watershed Groups | Bitterroot, MT |
| Big Hole River Water Quality Monitoring | Big Hole River Foundation | Baseline, Trends | Water Chemistry, Macroinvertebrates | Streams, Rivers | NGO, Watershed Groups | Big Hole, MT |
| Aquatic Invasive Species Bureau Early Detection and Monitoring Program | Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) | Aquatic Invasive Species | Biology, Water Chemistry, Habitat-Instream | Streams, Rivers, Wetlands, Lakes and Reservoirs | State | Statewide |
| Agricultural Chemical Groundwater Monitoring Program | Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) Groundwater Protection Program | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends, WQ Standards Attainment, Long Term Fixed Station | Groundwater Level, Water Chemistry, Pesticide, Nitrate, and Nitrite Concentrations | Streams, Rivers, Wells | State | Statewide |
| Adopt-A-Stream | Clearwater Resource Council (CRC) | Problem identification, Pollution Source Assessment, Education and Outreach | Discharge, Water Chemistry | Streams, Rivers | Watershed Groups | Blackfoot, MT (17010203) |
| Adopt-A-Lake, Adopt-A-Stream, AIS | Clearwater Resource Council ( CRC ) | Baseline, Problem identification, Trends, Streamgage, Long Term Fixed Station, Education and Outreach, Aquatic Invasive Species | Discharge, Water Chemistry, secchi, AIS | Streams, Rivers, Lakes and Reservoirs | Watershed Groups | Blackfoot, MT (17010203) |
| Adopt-A-Lake | Clearwater Resource Council (CRC) | Baseline, Trends, Education and Outreach | secchi depth, 0.5m water temperature, dissolved oxygen | Lakes and Reservoirs | Watershed Groups | Blackfoot, MT (17010203) |