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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
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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	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)

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