Musselshell Project Partners Diagram
County
Municipalities
Meagher County
PARK
Meagher County Conservation District
‐ White Sulfur Springs NRCS Field Office
‐ Meagher Weed District
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Wheatland County
‐ Upper Musselshell Conservation District
‐ Harlowtown NRCS Field Office ‐ Wheatland Weed District
Checkerboard
‐ Martinsdale
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Twodot
‐ Harlowtown
‐ Shawmut
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GRASS
‐ Sweet Grass Conservation District
‐ Big Timber NRCS Field Office
‐ Sweet Grass Weed District
Golden Valley County
Operate the reservoirs to fulfill contracts sold from the annual yield, estimated to be 800 acre feet for Bair Reservoir and 8,000 acre feet for Martinsdale. Contracted water from the two reservoirs is 21,636 acre feet.
‐ Rothiemay
‐ Ryegate
‐ Cushman
‐ Lavina
administration of decreed water on over 200 miles of the Musselshell River, from the North Fork and the South Fork to the USGS gage station at Mosby, and all waters considered by the Montana Water Court to be a part of the lower Musselshell River below the U.S.G.S. gauge station at Mosby, Montana. Stillwater County*
‐ Stillwater Conservation District
‐ Columbus NRCS Field Office
‐ Stillwater Weed District
STILLWATER
Deadman’s Basin Water Users Association 110 irrigators on the Musselshell encompassing nearly 200 meandering miles between Shamut and Mosby.
Fergus County*
‐ Fergus Conservation District
‐ Lewistown NRCS Field Office
‐ Fergus Weed District
Musselshell County
‐ Lower Musselshell Conservation District
‐ Roundup NRCS Field Office
‐ Musselshell Weed District
‐ Elso
‐ Klein
‐ Roundup
‐ Delphia
‐ Musselshell
‐ Melston
Delphia‐Melston Canal Users Association Delphia to about 12 miles north of Melstone, Montana. This system serves approximately 50 producers and irrigates 6085 acres.
Rosebud County
YELLOWSTONE
‐ Rosebud Conservation District
‐ Forsyth NRCS Field Office
‐ Rosebud Weed District
Petroleum County
‐ Petroleum Conservation District
‐ Winnett NRCS Field Office
‐ Petroleum Weed District
Garfield County
‐ Garfield Conservation District
‐ Jordan NRCS Field Office
‐ Garfield Weed District
* Counties do not intersect with main stem of the Musselshell River
Mosby – Musselshell Watershed Group
‐ Teigen
‐ Winnett
‐ Flatwillow
‐ Mosby
‐ Sand Springs
Comprises of landowners who own property along the Musselshell River in Petroleum and Garfield Counties. Past surveys within the group indicate that MMWG producers irrigate 2,000 to 2,500 acres. An additional 1,200 to 1,300 acres of irrigated ground under the Delphia‐Melstone Canal could also be affected by a proposed water storage project
Musselshell Watershed Coalition
‐ Lower Musselshell Conservation District
‐ Roundup NRCS Field Office
‐ Golden Valley Weed District
Upper Musselshell Water Users Association
Musselshell River Distribution Project
Sweet Grass County*
SWEET
Water User Associations