Drought Photos
2005 Winter Wheat Harvest in Pondera County - 53 bushels per acre!
The normal winter wheat yield for the area is 33 bushels.
Photo by: Stephen Hutton, Pondera County Extension Agent
Black Foot River 2007 |
![]() Black Foot River 2007 |
![]() Upper Dearborn River, July 10, 2007 |
Lower Elk Creek Near Augusta |
Big Hole River, north of Divide |
Big Hole River, north of Divide |
Big Hole River, north of Divide |
Jefferson River near Silver Star |
Dave Amman, DNRC Water Operations, "Flow Jefferson River approximately 30 cubic feet per second. |
Dave Amman, DNRC Water Operations, "Flow Jefferson River approximately 30 cubic feet per second. |
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![]() Tenmile Creek at City of Helena Water Treatment Plant Bridge – Downstream view from bridge – July 30, 2003 |
![]() Scoured Rangeland-Root wad hairs exposed -Toole County, Northwest of Devon, MT Mark Wigen Farm, April 26, 2006 |
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Borrowpit Filled with wind-driven topsoil: Liberty County, County road South of Tiber Dam on Pondera Creek - May 2, 2002 |
Smith River looking downstream above Eden Bridge - Photo Montana FWP, August 2001 |
Smith River looking upstream at Eden Bridge – September 21, 2000 |
Smith River near Hound Creek |
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Mussellshell River August 3, 2003 |
![]() Fence line Covered with wind-driven topsoil - Mark Wigen and Toole County Commissioner-Tom Gordon, Toole County , Northwest of Devon, MT-Mark Wigen Farm - April 26, 2002 |











Upper Tenmile Creek (near Helena), near confluence of Minnehaha Creek – September 2002
Upper Tenmile Creek below confluence with Moose Creek.
Photo: Jesse Aber, Montana DNRC
Upper Tenmile Creek at City of Helena Water Treatment Plant Bridge – July 30, 2003
Upper Tenmile Creek near confluence of Minnehaha Creek – June 30, 2003 











