Montana Code Annotated 2021 TITLE 85. WATER USE
Water information is fundamental to national and local economic well-being, protection of life and property, and effective management of the Nation’s water resources. The USGS works with partners to monitor, assess, conduct targeted research, and deliver information on a wide range of water resources and conditions including streamflow, groundwater, water quality, and water use and availability. The following are monitoring locations upstream from the West Great Falls Flood Control and Drainage District:
Monitoring location 06089000 is associated with a STREAM in CASCADE COUNTY, MONTANA. Current conditions of DISCHARGE and GAGE HEIGHT are available. Water data back to 1901 are available online.
Monitoring location 06085800 is associated with a STREAM in CASCADE COUNTY, MONTANA. Current conditions of DISCHARGE, GAGE HEIGHT, and TEMPERATURE are available. Water data back to 1964 are available online.
Monitoring location 06080900 is associated with a STREAM in LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY, MONTANA. Current conditions of DISCHARGE and GAGE HEIGHT are available. Water data back to 1964 are available online.
Sun River bl Diversion Dam nr Augusta MT – USGS Water Data for the Nation
Monitoring location 06078500 is associated with a STREAM in TETON COUNTY, MONTANA. Current conditions of DISCHARGE and GAGE HEIGHT are available. Water data back to 1911 are available online.
North Fork Sun River near Augusta MT – USGS Water Data for the Nation
Monitoring location 06088500 is associated with a STREAM in CASCADE COUNTY, MONTANA. Current conditions of DISCHARGE and GAGE HEIGHT are available. Water data back to 1925 are available online.
Monitoring location 06082200 is associated with a STREAM in TETON COUNTY, MONTANA. Current conditions of DISCHARGE and GAGE HEIGHT are available. Water data back to 1964 are available online.
Sun River bl Willow Cr nr Augusta MT – USGS Water Data for the Nation
Monitoring location 06079000 is associated with a STREAM in LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY, MONTANA. Current conditions of DISCHARGE and GAGE HEIGHT are available. Water data back to 1911 are available online.
South Fork Sun River near Augusta MT – USGS Water Data for the Nation
Flood risk and levee condition are dynamic. Levees change over time: banks erode, closures rust, animals burrow, and pumps wear out. Ongoing vigilance is needed to ensure that levee infrastructure will perform properly during a flood event. USACE regularly inspects levees within its Levee Safety Program to monitor their overall condition, identify deficiencies, verify that needed maintenance is taking place, determine eligibility for federal rehabilitation assistance (in accordance with P.L. 84-99), and provide information about the levees on which the public relies. Inspection information also contributes to risk assessments and supports levee accreditation decisions for the National Flood Insurance Program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
National Levee Database (NLD) – includes attributes of levees and floodwalls relevant to flood fighting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, repair and inspection.
Levee systems are part of our nation’s landscape and important to communities because of the benefits they provide. Through, the Levee Safety Program, USACE partners with levee sponsors to manage more than 1,600 levees across the U.S. that help reduce flood risk to people, businesses, critical infrastructure and the environment. USACE recently published Engineer Circular 1165-2-218: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Levee Safety Program, which informs how USACE implements its Levee Safety Program.
Congress has authorized development of a National Levee Safety Program, a new initiative being co-led by USACE and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The goal of this program is to facilitate the development of an integrated framework for managing reliable levee systems to reduce risk to people and property damage from floods throughout the Nation. More information on the National Levee Safety Program and upcoming opportunities to offer input is available by visiting https://www.leveesafety.org.
So You Live Behind a Levee A brochure developed by the American Society of Civil Engineers with basic information about levees and how to prepare for flood events.