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17.30.608    WATER-USE CLASSIFICATIONS--FLATHEAD RIVER DRAINAGE

(1) The water-use classifications adopted for the Flathead River are as follows:

 

(a) Flathead River drainage above Flathead Lake except waters listed in (1) (a) (i) through (viii)  ..............................................................................................................................  B-1

(i) Essex Creek drainage to the Essex water supply intake (approximately at latitude 48.2668, longitude -113.639)  ...................................................................................  A-Closed

(ii) Stillwater River (mainstem) from Logan Creek to the Flathead

River  .......................................................................................................................  B-2

(iii) Whitefish Lake and its tributaries  .....................................................  A-1

(iv) Whitefish River (mainstem) from the outlet of Whitefish Lake to the Stillwater River  ..............................................................................................................................  B-2

(v) Haskill Creek drainage to the Whitefish water supply intake (approximately at latitude 48.4584, longitude -114.3054)  .................................................................................  A-1

(vi) Ashley Creek (mainstem) from Smith Lake to bridge crossing on the airport road about one mile south of Kalispell  ...............................................................................  B-2

(vii) Ashley Creek (mainstem) from bridge crossing on airport road to the Flathead River  .............................................................................................................................  C-2

(viii) The mainstems of the north and middle forks of the Flathead River above their junction  ..........................................................................................................................  A-1

(b) Flathead Lake and its tributaries from Flathead River inlet to U.S. Highway 93 bridge at Polson except Swan River and portions of Hellroaring Creek as listed in (1) (b) (i) through (iii) but including Swan Lake proper and Lake Mary Ronan proper  ....................................  A-1

(i) Swan River drainage (except Swan Lake proper)  .............................  B-1

(ii) Hellroaring Creek drainage to the Polson water supply intake  ........  A-Closed

(iii) Remainder of Hellroaring Creek drainage  ........................................  B-1

(c) Flathead River drainage below the highway bridge at Polson to confluence with Clark Fork River except tributaries listed in (1) (c) (i) through

(viii)  ...............................................................................................................  B-1

(i) Second Creek drainage to the Ronan water supply intake (approximately at latitude 47.546, longitude -114.0268)  ......................................................................................  A-Closed

(ii) Crow Creek (mainstem) from road crossing in section 16, T20N, R20W to the Flathead River  ...............................................................................................................  B-2

(iii) Little Bitterroot River (mainstem) from Hubbart Reservoir dam to the Flathead River  ...............................................................................................................................  B-2

(iv) Hot Springs Creek drainage to the Hot Springs water supply intake (approximately at latitude 47.6096, longitude -114.688)  .........................................................................  A-Closed

(v) Hot Springs Creek (mainstem) from the Hot Springs water supply intake to the Little Bitterroot River  ..............................................................................................................  C-3

(vi) Tributaries to Hot Springs Creek (if any) from the Hot Springs water supply intake to the Little Bitterroot River  ................................................................................................  B-1

(vii) Mission Creek drainage to the St. Ignatius water supply intake  .......  A-1

(viii) Mission Creek (mainstem) from U.S. Highway No. 93 crossing to the Flathead River  ................................................................................................................................  B-2

 

History: 75-5-201, 75-5-301, MCA; IMP, 75-5-301, MCA; Eff. 12/31/72; AMD, Eff. 11/4/73; AMD, Eff. 9/5/74; AMD, 1980 MAR p. 2252, Eff. 8/1/80; AMD, 1982 MAR p. 1745, Eff. 10/1/82; AMD, 1984 MAR p. 1802, Eff. 12/14/84; AMD, 1988 MAR p. 1191, Eff. 6/10/88; TRANS, from DHES, 1996 MAR p. 1499; AMD, 2002 MAR p. 387, Eff. 2/15/02; AMD, 2006 MAR p. 528, Eff. 2/24/06.

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