A reality based independent journal of observation & analysis, serving the Flathead Valley & Montana since 2006. © James Conner.
For June through August, 1923–2015, only during the summers of 1941 and 1944 did less water flow down the Swan River than did this summer (download spreadsheet). The spring of 2015 is another story, as an early runoff sent a lot of water down the river. For much of this summer, the Swan’s streamflow was lower than the Minimum Enforceable Flows in the CSKT water compact approved by the Montana Legislature and Gov. Steve Bullock.
