The Musselshell drainage has seen some hard times. Drought has frequently led to the river’s dewatering. The deterioration of the watershed was noted in a 2004 assessment of the riparian corridor ...

Ice jams and flooding prompted the National Weather Service in Billings to issue a flood warning for areas along the Musselshell River Saturday. The warning, issued at 2:30 p.m., extends for 24 hours ...

Editor’s note: This is the fifth blog in a series by contributor Wendy Beye, chronicling a restoration effort on Montana’s Musselshell River. While the Musselshell River’s rampaging waters were still ...

During the 1800s, the Missouri River ran wild and free through Montana. Fort Peck was thriving at the eastern edge of the breaks, but the Fort Peck Dam was not built until the 1930s. Water in the ...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Water levels began to drop on flooded rivers in Montana and Wyoming on Tuesday, and authorities scrambled to restore road access for hundreds of people left isolated by high ...

BILLINGS - The normally tame Musselshell River is flooding along most of its winding journey through central Montana. At Shawmut, the river set a record pace Tuesday, flowing at 3,670 cubic feet per ...

BILLINGS – A concrete diversion dam in the Musselshell River about five miles east of Lavina would be removed and the banks restored under a proposal by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. A draft ...

300 people in a rural area near the town of Roundup in central Montana cut off by the Musselshell River. “We’ve got a helicopter if we need it for medical emergencies,” said Jeff Gates, Musselshell ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Mountain precipitation in Montana hit just 88 percent of average for the month of March, but ...

River assessment This summer, an assessment of the Musselshell flood damage was completed by a team of experts with an eye to improving the river’s “function and ecological sustainability.” The River ...