Montana State Water Conservation Board records, 1898-1977

Location of Collection

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information available upon request.

Processing Note

In 2024, the various collections of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation were integrated under one collection identifier, RS 496, in order to help facilitate access, reduce redundancy in the MTHS catalog, and to follow best archival practices.

Collections from Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation's various Divisions and Bureaus that were previously treated as separate entities are now integrated into this collection, RS 496. Rather than reprocessing over 280 linear feet of DNRC materials, MTHS staff decided to keep the past arrangement of those collections/finding aids, and provide access to them via links through the central finding aid. This decision has allowed the MTHS archival staff to maintain intellectual control over the collection, while removing the need to reprocess it. It also keeps State Agency finding aids at manageable sizes. Please read the scope and content note carefully to determine if this subgroup/sub-subgroup pertains to your research needs.

Additional Processing Information

Maps were separated to the Library; photographs were separated to the Photograph Archives. They can be found in LOT 29.

For minutes and resolutions of the Board, see S98-2 or State Microfiche 2. For records of the Board's successor, the Montana Water Resources Board, see former Record Series 43. See former Record Series 32 for records of the Carey Land Act Board. All collections have been integrated under the primary record series, RS 496. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation records.