The shellfish has declined in the Musselshell River’s midsection, where it transitions from a coldwater to a warmwater stream, according to FWP. The drop may be due to dewatering as well as decreased ...

But strictly from an ecological perspective, the flood benefited the drainage and some of its wild inhabitants. New routes for fish passage were carved around some of the diversion dams that dot the ...

Ice jams and flooding prompted the National Weather Service in Billings to issue a flood warning for areas along the Musselshell River Saturday. The warning, issued at 2:30 p.m., extends for 24 hours ...

The Musselshell drainage has seen some hard times. Drought has frequently led to the river’s dewatering. The deterioration of the watershed was noted in a 2004 assessment of the riparian corridor ...