Montana Channel Migration Zone Projects - Yellowstone River

2009 Yellowstone River CMZ (with 2024 update for Park County)

The Yellowstone River CMZ project was initially completed in 2009 for 564 miles of the river from Gardiner to the Missouri River. The project was sponsored by the Yellowstone River Conservation District Council as part or their efforts to develop best management practices and perform a cumulative effects assessment of the Yellowstone River. The work was performed by DTM Consulting and Applied Geomorphology. The CMZ was updated in 2024 for Park County.

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GIS Data

• GIS File Geodatabase
• GIS Shapefiles
• ArcGIS Pro Map Project - provides layer symbology, order, and names that best match the web map

Project Report and Maps

• • 2009 Project Report (Multiple Counties)
  • 2024 Project Report (Park County Only)
  • Park County (updated in 2024)
  • Park County Mapbook (11x17)
  • Sweet Grass County
  • Stillwater County
  • Yellowstone County
  • Treasure County
  • Rosebud County
  • Custer County
  • Prairie County
  • Dawson County
  • Richland County

Links

• Billings Gazette Yellowstone River Channel Migration Study Press Release (August 17, 2010)
• Yellowstone River Pipeline Risk Assessment and Floodplain Reclamation Planning Project
  • Final Report
  • Addendum to the Final Report
• Yellowstone River Corridor Data Clearinghouse