2023 Conference Presentations

Plenaries & Conference agenda

2023 Conference Agenda

  • John Metesh, State Geologist, Director - Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology

    Current and Planned Research in Montana's Geosciences

  • Chris Dorrington, Director, Montana Department of Environmental Quality

    People and Pipes: The Convergence of Peak Demand and Age

  • Seth Makepeace, Hydrologist and Compact Project Officer, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Natural Resources Department

    Basin-Scale Irrigation Rehabilitation, Betterment, and Modernization on the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project: An Integral Component of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Water Rights Settlement

  • Nate Ward, Water Rights Bureau Chief, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation

    Facing Future Water Challenges

Session 1

Hydrology

Session 2

Water Quality

Session 3

Hydrology

Session 4

Water Quality & Hydrology

Session 5

Ecology

Session 6

Collaboration & management

Session 7

Groundwater & Geochemistry

Session 8

Modeling & Climate

  • Brett Heitshusen, Montana Department of Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture Section

    A GIS Method for Agricultural Chemical Groundwater Monitoring Well Site Selection

  • Katherine Chase, U.S. Geological Survey WY-MT Water Science Center

    Developing CE-QUAL-W2 Models of Koocanusa Reservoir and the Kootenai River, Montana and Idaho

  • Brett Oliver, University of Montana

    Coupling Groundwater Simulations with Geodetic Forward Models to Parameterize the Bedrock in a Snow-Dominated Mountain Watershed

  • Theodore Barnhart, U.S. Geological Survey WY-MT Water Science Center

    High-Resolution Snow Modeling for the Crown of the Continent

  • Todd Blythe, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation

    Everything is Better in 2D: Use of a 2-Dimensional Hydraulic Model for Indirect Discharge Estimation and Other Applications in Stream Gaging

  • Theodore Barnhart, U.S. Geological Survey WY-MT Water Science Center

    Future Streamflow Estimates Suggest a Shift in Streamflow Magnitude and Timing by the End of the Century - Preliminary Results from the Tongue River 2100 Project

  • Kelsey Jensco, Montana Climate Office

    Enhancing the Upper Missouri River Basin's Drought Early Warning System

    Poster presentations

  • Abaye G. Abebe, Robert A. Payn, Stephanie A. Ewing, Eric A. Sproles, Payton W. Gardner (Montana State University & University of Montana)

    Simulating the influence of climate change on patterns in recharge of mountain aquifers in snow-dominated headwaters

  • Nick Bannish, Drew Shafer (Gallatin Local Water Quality District)

    A Hydrologic and Nutrient Mass Balance on Ben Hart Creek, Montana

  • Jadyn M. Bellander, Jose A. Sanchez, Wyatt F. Cross (Montana State University)

    Towards Understanding in the Upper Clark Fork River: Assessing Spatial and Temporal Changes in Macroinvertebrate Diets and Role in Energy Flow Food Webs

  • Kyle Bocinsky, Maureen McCarthy, Paige Johnson (Montana Climate Office, Desert Research Institute, Montana Climate Office)

    MCO Climate Extension: Tribal Engagement

  • Camela Carstarphen, Sara Edinberg (Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology)

    The Aquifers of the Lower Clark Fork: Lincoln and Sanders Counties Aquifer Characterization, Northwest Montana

  • Caitlyn Cliff, James Swierc (Aaniiih Nakoda College)

    Lodge Pole Groundwater Quality Assessment Fort Belknap Reservation

  • Zack P. DeLuca, Andrew C. Wilcox, Lyman Perisco (University of Montana, Whitman College)

    Dimensionless Impulse Framework for Investigating Hydrogeomorphic Response to Flooding in Northern Yellowstone National Park

  • Angelique Frier, Madeline McKeefry, Jennifer McBroom (Lewis and Clark Water Quality Protection District)

    Water Quality in Unionville, MT

  • Shannon M. Hamp, Charlie D. Nicholson, Riley D. Logan, Joseph A. Shaw (Montana State University)

    Progress Toward a Low-Cost Multispectral Imager for River Algae Monitoring

  • Megan N. Heath (Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology

    Data Map for Wells and Springs Visited During the Park-Sweet Grass Characterization Study, Groundwater Characterization Program: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology

  • Aaron Heldmyer, Roy Sando (U.S. Geological Survey)

    Using Machine Learning to Uncover Spatial Patterns of Streamflow Drought Mechanisms in the Contiguous U.S.

  • Zachary Hoylman, Kyle Bocinsky, Michael Downey, Troy Blandford, Arin Peters, Colin Brust, Kevin Hyde, Kelsey Jensco (Montana Climate Office, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Montana State Library, National Weather Service)

    Drought Monitoring in Montana: Science, Application, and Partnerships

  • Kevin Hyde (Montana Climate Office)

    The Montana Mesonet: Status and Development

  • Carl A. Krause, Stephanie A. Ewing, Caitlin M. Mayernik, Brett Heitshusen, Jona Verreth, Kelsey Powers, Robert A. Payn (Montana State University, Montana Department of Agriculture)

    Low Level Pesticide Attenuation in Agricultural Riparian Reaches of the Judith River Watershed

  • Wyatt Kray, Stephanie A. Ewing, Jack W. Poole, Ryan Barnes, Perry R. Miller, Robert A. Payn, Eric A. Sproles, Niko Hinz (Montana State University)

    Effects of residue management on snow retention and subsequent belowground water storage in a small plot study near Bozeman, MT

  • Angela C. Lucero, Amelia Tallman, Cam Stringer (NewFields)

    Analyzing Creek Realignment Effects on Stormwater Management in the Grant Creek-Mullan Road Area

  • Christy S. Meredith, Nathan Gong, Gabrielle Starr Metzner (Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Carroll College)

    Patterns of nutrient limitation along the Gallatin River near Big Sky during August 2023: Results from nutrient diffusing substrate experiments

  • Molly Moloney, Madison Foster, Ashley Bussell, Travis Schmidt (U.S. Geological Survey)

    Distinguishing the effects of selenium forms and concentrations on bioaccumulation and lethality to aquatic insect communities in stream mesocosms

  • Matthew T. Nichols, Herbert M. Valett (University of Montana)

    Understanding Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions in Western Montana

  • Jack W. Poole, Stephanie A. Ewing, Trevor P. Irons, Robert A. Payn, Caitlin M. Mayernik, Joseph A. Shaw, Riley D. Logan, Eric A. Sproles, Wyatt Kray (Montana State University, Montana Water Center, Montana Technological University)

    Subsurface Characteristics of Prairie Riparian Corridors Dictate Water Quality Problems

  • Meghan Robinson, Adam Sigler, Clain Jones, Kent McVay, Jasmine Neupane (Montana State University, University of Missouri)

    Data Driven Irrigation Scheduling for Water and Nitrogen Use Efficiency

  • Drew Shafer, Nick Banish (Gallatin Local Water Quality District)

    "Who'd you get?!": Creating and Disseminating Benthic Macroinvertebrate Trading Cards as an Education and Outreach Project

  • Adam Sigler, Margaret J. Eggers, Nicklas Kiekover, Paul Bradley, Robert Peterson, Albert Parker, John LaFave (Montana State University, U.S. Geological Survey, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology)

    Cumulative Human Health Risk from 19 Contaminants in Montana Groundwater

  • Lillian M. Strong, Nate M. Heili, Wyatt F. Cross (Montana State University)

    Potential effects of water temperature on patterns of aquatic insect emergence in Gallatin Valley Streams

  • Sarah P. Washko, Reid Camp, Tyler Rockhill, Michael Briggs (Cramer Fish Sciences)

    Prioritizing Restoration through the Lens of Floodplain Connectivity: A Case Study in Coupling 2D Hydraulic Models and Relative Elevation Models

  • Vicki J. Watson, Claire Utzman (University of Montana)

    Long term trends in nutrients and attached algae levels in the Clark Fork River

  • Dylan T. White, Rafael Feijo de Lima, Molly Moloney, Ashley Bussell (University of Montana, U.S. Geological Survey)

    Examining the influence of nutrients and colloidal metals on metal accumulation in the base of a river food web