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llalhcad CtMiscr\-alu>n Districl administers Montana's 

 Natural Struamhcd anil Uiml l*rL'ser\-alion Act (the "MVi" 

 law) on 600 perennial (year-round) streams wiihin 

 Flathead County The pmjecLs range tn>m small culwrts 

 lo major renovations An example of a rcccni 

 rchahilitaiion was thai undertaken by four landowners 

 along the mouth of Swift Creek, w iihin the junsdictuKi 

 of (he 310 law. 



ScTCnty-two streams contribute to Swift Creek as it 

 winds Its way from the divide to Whiiefish 1 4ike in 

 nonhwcsicm Montana, ereating a raging sm:am during 

 spfmct nmolT The lower portKm of the creek just 

 upstream of the lake was sevcrcly eroding Many hank 

 st^ili/ation projects had heen tried there unsuccessfully 

 over the years Ilie accelerated hank erosum threatened 

 homes and a county road 



Watershed Consulting of Whilcfish designed the "soft 

 fix" rehahilitatiivi for the landowners, ulili/ing tree 

 Toolwads. dt>wTied irecs. nvk placvnvnLN. and heavy 

 ncvcgctation ITiis apprtxich was an alternative to the 

 standard rixking of the stream. IlKse photos show the 

 ongoing success of the project one year later. 



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SWIFT CREEK 

 REHABILITATION 



onservation District 



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