Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Water Resources Division 20240228 map Helena, Montana Montana State Library https://ftpgeoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Data/Spatial/NonMSDI/DNRC_WR/ https://mslservices.mt.gov/Geographic_Information/Data/DataBundler/ Water Rights of Montana in file geodatabase format (6 feature classes). The data consists of estimated locations of water right points of diversion (POD) and places of use (POU) from the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) Water Rights Database. There are six separate spatial layers: Points of Diversion (x2), Places of Use polygons (x2), Points of Reservoirs (water rights associated with a reservoir; x2). Files named "WR_" contain the public version of the water right. Files named "WR1_" contain the most recently authorized adjudication version. The WRKEY is the unique identifier for a water right. It consists of the WRID hyphenated with the version number (VERID). Data are updated approximately twice annually. For a more recent version of the water rights database or detailed reference information about water rights, please contact personnel at the DNRC Water Resources Division at https://dnrc.mt.gov/Water-Resources/Water-Rights/ or 406-444-6610. For general information about water rights, see https://leg.mt.gov/content/Publications/Environmental/2018-water-rights-handbook-final.pdf. Water rights are for the purpose of managing water resources. The purpose of this layer is the display and analysis of distribution of water rights. 18451231 20240228 Ground Condition Complete Continually -116.125 -103.6129 49.0357 44.243 ISO 19115 Topic Category inlandWaters economy water right stream hydro diversion water use point of use irrigation Montana None The Montana State Library provides this product/service for informational purposes only. The Library did not produce it for, nor is it suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. Consumers of this information should review or consult the primary data and information sources to ascertain the viability of the information for their purposes. The Library provides these data in good faith but does not represent or warrant its accuracy, adequacy, or completeness. In no event shall the Library be liable for any incorrect results or analysis; any direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages to any party; or any lost profits arising out of or in connection with the use or the inability to use the data or the services provided. The Library makes these data and services available as a convenience to the public, and for no other purpose. The Library reserves the right to change or revise published data and/or services at any time. Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Water Resources Division Bret Lian GIS Analyst mailing address

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Helena Montana 59620-1601 406-444-6610 waterhelp@mt.gov ESRI File Geodatabase, Oracle Database Water right locations and attributes reflect the contents of the MT-DNRC-WRD water rights database. Data set is a complete representation of the water rights throughout the state as stored in the DNRC water rights database. Data Points and Polygons are generated from legal land descriptions. Most points are the centroid (point) created within the smallest parcel described in the water right record. Some points are lat,long (x,y) locations, as indicated by the "XY_Mapped" field (yes or no). Locations are estimated based on Public Land Survey descriptions of the location in the water right record and Public Land Survey section, quarter-quarter section, and government lot locations from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's Geographic Coordinate Database (GCDB). The accuracy of an individual water right's location depends on whether or not the description was entered correctly when the water right was filed, whether there are typographical errors in the legal description, the level of subsection information available in the water right record (i.e. section vs. half-section vs. quarter-section vs. quarter-quarter section), and the accuracy of GCDB. Some water right legal descriptions do not match descriptions in the GCDB and locations for these water rights are estimated based on the full section location in the GCDB or on extrapolated section locations for sections that are not in the GCDB. Some water rights have legal descriptions down to the quarter-quarter-quarter-quarter section and are theoretically within a 2.5-acre parcel that contains the location. These point locations appear to be 'grid-like,' because of the way land descriptors divide up the township and range sections into quarters or halves of a given section of land. Many of the land descriptions are as-claimed, and have not been field-checked. They are the best information available until each regional office has examined and verified all of the data. Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Water Resources Division Unpublished material map 1000000 18451231 20220731 continuous updates (hourly) s1 The points in the data set were created by calculating centroids for parcels of land described in this source with legal land descriptions of township range section and quarter section delineations. The attributes of the water right records were copied from this source. U.S. Bureau of Land Management 2010 Washington, DC U.S. Bureau of Land Management http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/gcdb.html 1849 2009 publication date plss This is the source of the public land survey section boundaries used to estimate the locations of the water right points. Estimate the coordinate of every location in the water rights database using the GCDB data. Create a point record for each water right point of diversion and point of use record, and transfer some of the water right attributes from the database to each point. point Point 1800000 State Plane Coordinate System 1983 2500 45 49 -109.5 44.25 600000.00000 0.00000 meters North American Datum of 1983 Geodetic Reference System 80 6378137.0 298.257 Water Right Layer attribute tables. Water Right Layer attribute tables. DNRC WRID This field is found in all six layers. It, along with the VERID, forms the WRKEY, the unique identifier of a water right. VERID This field is found in all six layers. It, along with the WRID, forms the WRKEY, the unique identifier of a water right. For administrative purposes, the original version of all active water rights is given (i.e. Version ID = 1). If change of information about a particular water right has occurred over time, there will be an additional version of the water right, and depending on how many changes, there will only be one other version number (greater than 1), which will represent the "current operating authority" version. PURPOSE This field is found in the place of use layers. It gives the purpose of the water use. There are 46 possible purposes -- agricultural spraying aquifer recharge augmentation commercial domestic erosion control fire protection fish and wildlife fish raceways fishery flood control flow through fish pond geothermal heating geothermal industrial institutional instream fishery instream flow irrigation lawn and garden marketing for mitigation/aquifer recharge mining mitigation water multiple domestic municipal navigation observation and testing oil well flooding other purpose pollution abatement power generation power generation, nonconsumptive recreation sale sediment control stock storage water marketing waterfowl wetland wetland mitigation credit wildlife wildlife habitat wildlife habitat maintenance and enhancement wildlife/waterfowl unknown POUNUMBER This field is found in the place of use layers. It differentiates between different points of use for the same water right. DIVNUMBER This field is found in the points of diversion layers. It differentiates between different points of diversion for the same water right. WRNUMBER This field is found in all the layers. It is an alphanumeric code identifying the water right, consisting of a three-character drainage basin code, a water right number, and a two-digit extended ID, separated by spaces. ALLOWNERS This field is found in the POD and POU layers. It is the owner of the water right. Water rights can have multiple owners. This field concatenates all owners, seperated by a ";" MAXFLWRT This field is found in the place of use layers. It gives the maximum water flow rate allowed by the water right. The units of measurement are given in the FLWRTUNT field. FLWRTUNT This field is found in the place of use layers. It gives the units for the MAXFLWRT field, either GPM for gallons per minute or CFS for cubic feet per second. MAXACRES This field is found in the place of use layers. It gives the maximum number of acres that may be irrigated at each point of use. PRIORITYDTE This field is found in all layers. This is the effective date of the water right. MEANOFDIV This field is found in the points of diversion layer. It gives the method of diversion. There are 40 diversion methods -- bucket dam dam/pit developed spring dike direct from source ditch ditch/gravity flow diversion dam drain ditch electric pump flowing fueled pump geothermal heating gravity flow/direct hand pump headgate headgate w/ditch or pipeline/flood and dike infiltration gallery instream multiple multiple natural overflow other other diversion pipeline pit pit/dam pump pump/flood and dike pump/gravity flow pump/headgate w/ditch or pipeline pump/headgate w/ditch or pipeline/flood and dike spring box subirrigation sump undeveloped spring unknown well windmill SRCTYPE This field is found in the points of diversion layer. It gives the type of water source. There are 19 source types -- STREAM WELL GROUNDWATER LAKE DITCH SWAMP SURFACE WATER DEVELOPED SPRING RESERVOIR CLOSED BASIN DRAINAGE UNDEVELOPED SPRING PIT NATURAL PIT SUMP WASTE WATER WASTE & SEEPAGE SUBIRRIGATION MANMADE PIT SRCNAME This field is found in the points of diversion layer. This is the name of the water body source of the diversion TR This field is found in the points of diversion layer. This is the township and range location of the diversion. SECNO This field is found in the points of diversion layer. This is the public land survey section location of the diversion. QSECTION This field is found in the points of diversion layer. This is the public land survey section subdivision location of the diversion. GOVTLOT This field is found in the points of diversion layer. This is the public land survey section government lot location of the diversion. ACREAGE This field is found in the irrigation points of use layer. This is the number of acres of land that are irrigated at this use location. WRTYPE This field is found in the all of the layers. It gives the type of water right. 62-73 GROUNDWATER pre 1973 - acknowledgments for groundwater (1962-73 - over 100 gpm) DNRC COMPACT Compact claim DNRC CONSERVATION DISTRICT RECORD post 1973 - completed portion of water reservation DNRC CONVERTED TERMINATES post 1973 - terminated new appropriation file DNRC EXEMPT NOTICE pre 1973 - exempt existing right for stock and domestic uses DNRC GROUND WATER CERTIFICATE post 1973 - certificate for groundwater use DNRC INTER-STATE CLAIM pre 1973 - noted inter state transfer of water DNRC IRRIGATION DISTRICT pre 1973 - irrigation district filed claim DNRC NON-FILED WATER PROJECT non-filed water project DNRC POWDER RIVER DECLARATION pre 1973 - Powder River Basin declaration of existing water right DNRC PROVISIONAL PERMIT post 1973 - provisional permit for water (surface or large groundwater) DNRC RESERVED CLAIM pre 1973 - federal reserve claim DNRC STATEMENT OF CLAIM pre 1973 - claim of existing water right DNRC STOCKWATER PERMIT post 1973 - approved provisional permit for stockwater DNRC TEMPORARY PERMIT post 1973 - temporary permit DNRC UNUSED ADJUDICATION NUMBER unused adjudication number DNRC WATER RESERVATION post 1973 - approved water reservation DNRC WRKEY This field is found in the all of the layers. This is the combined WRID and VERID identifiers that gives a unique value for each water right. X_METERS The locations of most water rights are mapped to the legal land description. Some water rights, however, are mapped to their actual x,y ground location. This field stores the X location for those water rights that are located to a lat, long Y_METERS The locations of most water rights are mapped to the legal land description. Some water rights, however, are mapped to their actual x,y ground location. This field stores the Y location for those water rights that are located to a lat, long XY_MAPPED The locations of most water rights are mapped to the legal land description. Some water rights, however, are mapped to their actual x,y ground location. This field indicates Y or N if the water right point is placed at a lat, long location ABSTRACT This field is found in the all of the layers. It provides an online link to generate the water right abstract. The abstract provides key information about a water right in an easy to read report LAYER_DATE The date the GIS layer was generated from the DNRC Water Rights Database Montana State Library mailing address

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