DNRC Expands Montana Stream Gage Network

Water is one of Montana's most precious natural resources and the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation's (DNRC) stream gage program is charged with monitoring streamflow at surface water, groundwater and reservoir monitoring locations across Montana. Since the beginning of the year, the stream gage program has been expanding the state stream gage network thanks to one-time only funding from the legislature.

While federal funding of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) stream gage network has remained flat over the past several years, resulting in discontinued gages an...