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WHITEFISH AREA WATER RESOURCES REPORT: A Status of the Whitefish Lake Watershed and Surrounding Area

FINAL REPORT

MAPS (See links under chapters below for maps)

Chapter II – Project Area Section A. Whitefish Lake Watershed & Surrounding Area
    – Whitefish Lake Watershed and Surrounding Area
    – Columbia River Basin
    – Crown of the Continent Ecosystem

Chapter III – Natural History, Section A. Climate
    – Fire History

Chapter III – Natural History, Section B. Geology & Physical Geography
    – Geologic Formation
    – Taxonomic Particle Size
    – Percent Slope
    – Sediment Hazard
    – Erosion Potential
    – Soil – Geomorphic
    – Existing Vegetation Type
    – Glacial Whitefish Lake

Chapter IV – Cultural History, Section C. Current Land Ownership
    – Land Ownership

Chapter VI – Historical Studies, Section B. Past Whitefish Lake Institute Studies
    – Septic Leachate Contamination & Risk Assessment

Chapter VII – Whiefish Lake Institute Water Quality Monitoring, Section A. Methodologies & Programs
    – Monitoring Sites

Chapter X – Whitefish Lake Tributaries, Section A. Introduction
    – Stream Channel Type
    – Fish Passage
    – Fish Distribution
    – Upper Project Area Satellite Imagery
    – Middle Project Area Satellite Imagery
    – Lower Project Area Satellite Imagery

Chapter XII – Whitefish Lake
    – Dominant Macrophyte Distribution
    – Dominant Substrate

Chapter XIV – Municipal Water Infrastructure & Treatment,
Section B. Stormwater
    – Stormwater

ADDENDUM XXII – Water Chemistry & Temperature Information

ADDENDUM XXIII – Watershed Restoration Plan Task Table

Investigation of Septic Leachate to the Shoreline Area of Whitefish Lake, Montana (2012)

SEPTIC LEACHATE FINAL REPORT
Fig. 2—Land Ownership
Fig. 3—Whitefish City Sewer System
Fig. 6—Monitoring Sites
Fig. 7—Investigation Sample Sites
Fig. 8—Random Sites
Fig. 16—Soil Type
Fig. 17—Geology
Fig. 18—Land Type
Fig. 19—Taxonomic Particle Size
Fig. 20—Soil Drainage Class

Fig. 21—Percentage Slope
Fig. 22—Sediment Hazard
Fig. 23—Septic Tank Absorption Fields Suitability
Fig. 24—Septic Leachate Contamination & Risk Assessment
Fig. 25—Viking Creek
Fig. 26—Lazy Bay
Fig. 27—Dog Bay
Fig. 28—Point Pines
Fig. 29—East Shore
All Sites

SEPTIC LEACHATE ISSUE : SUPPORT DOCUMENTS

NORTHWEST MONTANA LAKES NETWORK

SWAN LAKE WATER QUALITY INVESTIGATION

BIGFORK STORMWATER PROJECT

ECONOMIC STUDIES