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The Water Forecast
Here is a summary of the Basin Outlook Report as of May, 2015 courtesy of NRCS. This winter brought record low snowfall and abnormally warm temperatures to the American West. Although Montana fared better than many Western states, the water outlook for this summer is...
Measuring run-off; measuring spring
Spring has sprung. The air is getting warmer. Dogtooth violets are blooming in abundance. High in the mountains the snow has started to melt. Over the past few weeks, you may have noticed the river changing. Rivers ebb and flow with the seasons. During the winter,...
Our Breathing River
Check out this awesome video, courtesy of Jeremy Harder, of the Ophir School Fourth Grade Class learning how the Gallatin River breathes. In this interactive lesson, members of the MSU education department and the Blue Water Task Force worked together to teach the...
Forecasting the Water
Those of us who like to play outside in the winter have spent valuable time bemoaning the current snow situation. In addition to complaining about snow scarcity, we should take a moment to worry about the future of water as well. High elevation spring snowmelt feeds...
A Question from the Crowd: Wildly Fluctuating Discharge Data
Inquiring minds want to know: What caused the repeated dramatic drops in the discharge of the Gallatin River over the past six weeks? The answer: During the past month and a half, large fluctuations in temperature have effected stream discharge. Recent "unseasonable"...
Seven is Heaven
On Friday at the Ophir Elementary School, the science was real! Students in the fourth grade class completed a laboratory activity on pH as part of the Trout in the Classroom Module facilitated by the Blue Water Task Force. In addition to raising trout from eggs to...
