Denny Iverson, Clancy Jandreau and Kelsey Jensco stand over the Blackfoot River near Bonner to discuss the exceptional drought conditions in the Blackfoot watershed.
Even after a rainy Tuesday, the Blackfoot River looked low on July 31 as experts and community members gathered to talk about the record drought in the watershed.
Data from the United States Geological Survey showed an increase in river flows after the rain, and at 10 a.m., when the press conference started, the Blackfoot River was at 476 cubic feet per second. The last time the river dropped below 500 cfs was in 2015.
Montana is the epicenter of drought in the western United States right now, the Blackfoot watershed in particular, Kelsey Jensco, Montana climatologist and associate professor a...
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