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Water Resources Survey Books
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The Montana Water Resources Survey is a comprehensive county by county assessment of Montana’s historical water use. This data was collected and published from 1943 thru 1965 by the State Engineers Office and from 1966 thru 1971 by the Water Conservation Board. Most published surveys consist primarily of two parts: Part I; a known historical account of water use in the county, and Part II; survey maps of current water use at the time of publishing. The survey data was derived from courthouse records in conjunction with individual contacts with landowners, field investigations and aerial photography. Data collected from various other agencies and resources were also used.
The Montana Water Resources Survey field notes are a comprehensive county by county record of Montana’s historical water use. This data was collected from 1943 thru 1965 by the State Engineers Office and from 1966 thru 1971 by the Water Conservation Board.
The Montana Water Resources Survey field notes are an excellent resource for various state and federal agencies, water users and the public. As the very nature of the prior appropriation doctrine is based on historical use, these surveys become an invaluable tool used in today’s efforts to adjudicate Montana’s water rights.
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Water Resources Survey Publication Availability and Statistics
BEAVERHEAD: WRS No data available Field Notes
BIG HORN: WRS Published 1947 Part I Field Notes
BIG HORN: WRS Published 1947 Part II
BLAINE: WRS Published 1967 Field Notes
BROADWATER: WRS Published 1956 Field Notes
CARBON: WRS Published 1946 Part I Field Notes
CARBON: WRS Published 1946 Part II
CARBON: WRS Published 1966
CARBON: County Ground Water Inventory Published 1969
CARTER: WRS Published 1960 Field Notes
CASCADE: WRS Published 1961 Field Notes
CHOUTEAU: WRS Published 1964 Field Notes
CUSTER: WRS Published 1948 Part Field Notes
CUSTER: WRS Published 1948 Part II
DANIELS: WRS No data available Field Notes
DAWSON: WRS Published 1970 Field Notes
DEER LODGE: WRS Published 1955 Field Notes
FALLON: WRS Published 1960 Field Notes
FERGUS: WRS No data available Field Notes
Fergus County Irrigated Area Maps part 1, part 2,
part 3, and part 4 Unpublished
FLATHEAD: WRS Published 1965 Field Notes
GALLATIN: WRS Published 1961 Field Notes
GARFIELD: WRS No data available Field Notes
GLACIER: WRS Published 1969 Field Notes
GOLDEN VALLEY: WRS Published 1949 Part I Field Notes
GOLDEN VALLEY: WRS Published 1949 Part II
GRANITE: WRS Published 1959 Field Notes
HILL: WRS Published 1967 Field Notes
JEFFERSON: WRS Published 1956 Field Notes
JUDITH BASIN: WRS Published 1963 Field Notes
LAKE: WRS Published 1963 Field Notes
LEWIS and CLARK: WRS Published 1965 Field Notes
LIBERTY: WRS Published 1969 Field Notes
LINCOLN: WRS Published 1965 Field Notes
MADISON: WRS Published 1965 Field Notes
MCCONE: WRS Published 1971 Field Notes
MEAGHER: WRS Published 1950 Part I Field Notes
MEAGHER: WRS Published 1950 Part II
MINERAL: WRS Published 1969 Field Notes
MISSOULA: WRS Published 1960 Field Notes
MUSSELSHELL: WRS Published 1949 Part I Field Notes
MUSSELSHELL: WRS Published 1949 Part II
PARK: WRS Published 1951 Part I Field Notes
PARK: WRS Published 1951 Part II
PETROLEUM: WRS No data available Field Notes
PHILLIPS: WRS Published 1968 Field Notes
PONDERA: WRS Published 1964 Field Notes
POWDER RIVER: WRS Published 1961 Field Notes
POWELL: WRS Published 1959 Field Notes
PRAIRIE: WRS Published 1970 Field Notes
RAVALLI: WRS Published 1965 Field Notes
RICHLAND: WRS Published 1971 Field Notes
ROOSEVELT: WRS No data available Field Notes
ROSEBUD: WRS Published 1948 Part I Field Notes
ROSEBUD: WRS Published 1948 Part II
ROSEBUD ARMELLS CREEK Field Notes
ROSEBUD CREEK 42A Field Notes
SANDERS: WRS Published 1969 Field Notes
SHERIDAN: WRS No data available Field Notes
SILVER BOW: WRS Published 1955 Field Notes
STILLWATER: WRS Published 1946 Part I Field Notes
STILLWATER: WRS Published 1946 Part II
SWEET GRASS: WRS Published 1950 Part I Field Notes
SWEET GRASS: WRS Published 1950 Part II
TETON: WRS Published 1962 part 1, part 2 Field Notes
TONGUE RIVER BASIN Field Notes
TOOLE: WRS Published 1969
TREASURE: WRS Published 1951
VALLEY: WRS Published 1968
WHEATLAND: WRS Published 1949 Part I Field Notes
WHEATLAND: WRS Published 1949 Part II
WIBAUX: WRS Published 1960 Field Notes
YELLOWSTONE: County Irrigated Area Maps Published 1943 Field Notes
YELLOWSTONE: County Irrigation District Published 1943
Download GIS shapefile data for the entire state - zip file 35MB (ESRI shapefile format)
GIS data includes digitized areas of irrigation and ditches from WRS survey maps.