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Final Documents and EPA Approval Letters for Completed TMDLs

Final documents are in PDF format and are organized below by date of completion, beginning with the most recent. For a map of planning areas with completed TMDLs, see the TMDL Planning Area Status Map page.

Local, voluntary restoration work and planning may be underway in the below locations. Conservation Districts and local watershed groups are often involved in these efforts. Use the following links to contact your conservation district for additional information or to find a watershed group in which you can get involved:
Conservation Districts: http://www.macdnet.org/mtlinks.htm
Watershed Groups: http://mwcc.montana.edu/groups/default.asp

Location Reports
Upper Jefferson River Tributary Sediment TMDLs and Framework Water Quality Improvement Plan Upper Jefferson River Tributary Sediment TMDLs and Framework Water Quality Improvement Plan(0.81MB) September 2009
  • Appendix A - Watershed Characterization Report Jefferson River Water Quality Restoration Planning Areas (7.79MB)
  • Appendix B - Regulatory Framework and Reference Condition Approach (0.08MB)
  • Appendix C - 2004 Aerial Photo Review and Field Source Assessment, Upper Jefferson River Watershed (11.57MB)
  • Appendix D - Upland USLE Based Sediment Model, Sediment Contribution From Hillslope Erosion For Tributaries of the Upper Jefferson TMDL Planning Area (0.17MB)
  • Appendix E - USLE Generated Upland Erosion Corrected for Existing and Potential Riparian Health (0.14MB)
  • Appendix F - Unpaved Road Sediment Assessment, Upper Jefferson River TMDL Planning Area (1.59MB)
  • Appendix G - Streambank Erosion Source Assessment, Upper Jefferson River Water Quality Restoration Planning Area (0.56MB)
  • Appendix H - Total Maximum Daily Loads (0.20MB)
  • EPA Approval Letter and Enclosures (2.26MB)
Boulder River Watershed Total Maximum Daily Loads Boulder River Watershed Total Maximum Daily Loads (1.01MB) September 2009
Middle and Lower Big Hole Planning Area TMDLs and Water Quality Improvement Plan Middle and Lower Big Hole Planning Area TMDLs and Water Quality Improvement Plan (1.73MB) September 2009
Shields River Watershed Water Quality Planning Framework and Sediment TMDLs Shields River Watershed Water Quality Planning Framework and Sediment TMDLs (1.25MB) June 2009
Upper and North Fork Big Hole River Planning Area TMDLs and Framework Water Quality Restoration Approach Upper and North Fork Big Hole River Planning Area TMDLs and Framework Water Quality Restoration Approach June 2009 (2.69MB)
  • Appendix A - Sediment Contribution From Hillslope Erosion (0.44MB)
  • Appendix B - Modeling Stream Temperatures in the Upper Big Hole River 2003 (0.64MB)
  • Appendix C - Data Summary Appendix (0.63MB)
  • Appendix D - Modeling Streamflow and Water Temperature in the Big Hole River, Montana - 2006 (2.26MB)
  • Appendix E - Temperature Daily TMDLs and Instantaneous Loads (0.08MB)
  • Appendix F - Sediment Total Maximum Daily Loads (0.17MB)
  • Appendix G - Sediment Contribution from Road Erosion (0.11MB)
  • Appendix H - Sediment Contribution from Streambank Erosion (0.24MB)
  • Appendix I - Big Hole River Watershed Nutrient TMDL GWLF Monitoring Documentation (1.37MB)
  • Appendix J - Streamside Vegetation Nutrient Filtering Function (0.03MB)
  • Appendix K - Upper and North Fork Big Hole River Planning Area TMDL Maps (3.51MB)
  • Appendix L - Response to Public Comments (0.07MB)
  • EPA Approval Letter and Enclosures (19.56MB)
Prospect Creek Watershed Sediment Prospect Creek Watershed Sediment TMDLS and Framework for Water Quality Restoration (2.0MB) January 2009
  • Appendix A - Harvest and Water Yield Analysis Summary (0.09MB)
  • Appendix B - Roads, Utility Corridor, and Private Land Use Analysis Summary (0.10MB)
  • Appendix C - Riparian Canopy Assessment (0.27MB)
  • Appendix D - Daily Sediment TMDLS (0.21MB)
  • Appendix E - Fisheries and Other Aquatic Life (0.08MB)
  • Appendix F - Physical Stream Condition Data Including Collection and Assessment Methods (0.19MB)
  • Appendix G - Reference Value Development and Target Judstification (0.07MB)
  • Appendix H - Culvert Analysis - Prepared by Lolo National Forest with Revisions by River Design Group and DEQ (0.60MB)
  • Appendix I -Temperature Factors (0.80MB)
  • Appendix J - Response to Public Comment (0.05MB)
  • EPA Approval Letter and Enclosures (13.8MB)
St. Regis Watershed St. Regis Watershed Total Maximum Daily Loads and Framework Water Quality Restoration Assessment - Sediment and temperature TMDLs (0.80MB) September 2008
  • Appendix A - McNeil Core Analysis for the St. Regis River Sediment TMDL (0.17MB)
  • Appendix B - Physical Assessment of Forest Service Reaches (0.10MB)
  • Appendix C - Stream Temperature, Shade, and Riparian Vegetation Assessment for Big Creek and Twelvemile Creek (0.67MB)
  • Appendix D - Stream Temperature Data 2001-2003 (0.22MB)
  • Appendix E - Physical Assessment of the St. Regis River and Tributaries (0.11MB)
  • Appendix F - Canopy Density Assessment for the St. Regis River TMDL (0.19MB)
  • Appendix G - An Assessment of Channel Alterations, Stream Bank Alterations, and Channel Encroachment Along the St. Regis River (0.10MB)
  • Appendix H - Upland Sediment Analysis (0.80MB)
  • Appendix I - 2006 Sediment Assessment - Bank Erosion and Unpaved Roads (0.43MB)
  • Appendix J - Assessment of Potential Sediment Risk from Culvert Failures (0.53MB)
  • Appendix K - Traction Sand Assessment for the St. Regis River TMDL (0.13MB)
  • Appendix L - Water Yield Analysis (0.30MB)
  • Appendix M - Stream Channelization and Encroachment (0.11MB)
  • Appendix N - Daily Sediment TMDLs and Allocations (0.29MB)
  • Appendix O - Daily TMDLs and Instantaneous Temperature Loads (0.09MB)
  • Appendix P - Response to Public Comments (0.14MB)
  • EPA Approval Letter and Enclosures (2.20MB)
Middle Blackfoot-Nevada Creek Middle Blackfoot-Nevada Creek TMDLs and Water Quality Improvement Plan (3.50MB) September 2008
  • Appendix A - Figures and Maps (8.55MB)
  • Appendix B - Aerial Assessment and Reconnaissance Results (0.24MB)
  • Appendix C - Stream Bank Erosion Inventory (0.04MB)
  • Appendix D - Sediment/Habitat Target Development (0.27MB)
  • Appendix E - Example of Daily Sediment TMDLs, Upper Nevada Creek (0.07MB)
  • Appendix F - Water Quality Analysis Results for Field Parameters and Trace Metals (0.42MB)
  • Appendix G - Representative Reference Shade Conditions and Daily Temperature Loading (0.50MB)
  • Appendix H - Restoration Plan (0.08MB)
  • Appendix I - Streamflow, Sediment, and Nutrient Simulation on the Blackfoot Watershed using SWAT (0.043MB)
  • Appendix J - Sediment Loading and Allocation Analysis (0.11MB)
  • Appendix K - Response to Public Comments (0.18MB)
  • EPA Approval Letter and Enclosures (6.16MB)
Yaak River Watershed Yaak River Watershed Sediment Total Maximum Daily Loads(2.41MB) September 2008
Ruby River Watershed Ruby River Watershed Total Maximum Daily Loads and Framework for a Water Quality Restoration Plan (1.80MB) December 2006
Prospect Creek Metals Total Maximum Daily Loads for Metals in Prospect Creek Watershed (3.37MB) October 2006
Lake Helena
Volume II		 Water Quality Restoration Plan TMDLs for the Lake Helena Planning Area Volume II (PDF 0.24MB) August 2006
Bitterroot Headwaters Water Quality Restoration Plan and TMDLs for the Bitterroot Headwaters Planning Area (1.24MB) October 2005
Big Spring Water Quality Assessment and TMDLs for the Big Spring Planning Area (8.6MB) March 2005
Grave Creek Watershed Grave Creek Watershed Water Quality and Habitat Restoration Plan and Sediment Total Maximum Daily Load (0.83MB) March 2005
Dearborn Water Quality Assessment and TMDLs for the Dearborn River Planning Area (9.19MB) February 2005
Bobtail Creek Watershed Water Quality Protection Plan and TMDLs for the Bobtail Creek Watershed (1.97MB) January 2005
Ninemile Water Quality Restoration Plan and TMDLs for the Ninemile Planning Area (2.33MB) January 2005
Lake Helena
Volume I		 Water Quality Restoration Plan TMDLs for the Lake Helena Planning Area Volume 1 (11.4MB) December 2004
Flathead River Headwaters Water Quality Assessment and TMDLs for the Flathead River Headwaters Planning Area, Montana (6.80MB) December 2004
Sun River Watershed Water Quality Protection Plan and TMDLs for the Sun River Watershed (3.04MB) December 2004
Swan Lake  Water Quality Protection Plan and TMDLs for the Swan Lake Watershed (1.74MB) June 2004
Blackfoot Headwaters Sediment Water Quality and Habitat Restoration Plan and TMDL for Sediment (1.21MB) April 2004
Teton Water Quality Management Plan and TMDLs for the Teton River Watershed (3.20MB) September 2003
Blackfoot Headwaters Metals Water Quality Restoration Plan for Metals in the Blackfoot Headwaters TMDL Planning Area (1.81MB)
June 2003
Upper Lolo Water Quality Restoration Plan and Total Maximum Daily Loads for the Upper Lolo Creek TMDL Planning Area (1.63MB) April 2003
Big Creek (Columbia Basin) Watershed Restoration Plan (2.87MB) March 2003
Cooke City Water Quality Restoration Plan for the Cooke City TMDL Planning Area (1.73MB) September 2002
Sage Creek Salinity TMDL for Sage Creek, Montana (0.61MB) January  2002
Big Sandy Creek Salinity TMDL and Water Quality Restoration Plan (3.65MB) January 2002
Flathead Lake Nutrient Management Plan & TMDL for Flathead Lake, Montana DEQ (5.69MB) December 2001
Lone Tree Creek Lone Tree Creek TMDL Addressing Riparian Habitat Degradation, Flow Alteration & Nutrient Enrichment (0.73MB) February 2001
Careless Creek Water Quality Restoration Plan, MT DEQ (0.38MB) February 2001
Lower Musselshell Lower Musselshell TMDL Planning Area Decision Document (0.59MB) December 2001
Big Creek (Yellowstone Basin) Flow Restoration Plan (TMDL) (0.82MB) December 2000
Teton River
Clark Fork River Voluntary Nutrient Reduction Program (6.63MB)
(Tri-State Implementation Council, August 1998)
Elk Creek Elk Creek Restoration Project Survey (0.27MB) June 1997
Deep Creek Development of a TMDL to Reduce NonPoint Source Sediment Pollution in Deep Creek, Montana (0.98MB) March 1996