Madison
2) Quake Lake to 1.5 miles downstream
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Aug 13, 2025
New Wild and Scenic River Legislation for Montana!
On August 1st, Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke introduced the Greater Yellowstone Recreation Enhancement and Tourism Act, legislation that would designate nearly 100 miles of the Madison and Gallatin Rivers […]
Oct 13, 2022
Comments Needed on Madison River Boating Limits (MT)
A Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks work group is proposing to recommend new fees, permits, and limits on Bear Trap Canyon and Quake Lake sections of the Madison River. Comments […]
Jun 7, 2013
Montana Dam Proposals to be Withdrawn!
The company that has been seeking permits to build three new hydropower projects in Montana announced today that they are abandoning their proposals – for now. This is a great […]
Oct 30, 2009
FERC Grants Permit to Study Hydro on Madison (MT)
Earlier this year a private hydropower company proposed to build a hydropower project on Montana’s famed Madison River. The project would pipe water from Quake Lake around the Class IV/V […]
Aug 17, 2009
AW Opposes New MT Hydro Proposal
Fifty years ago today a 7.3 magnitude earthquake triggered a massive rockslide that dammed Montana’s Madison River and buried a Forest Service campground beneath 80 million tons of rock, killing […]