Rosebud Creek, West
Emerald Lake to Pine Grove Campground
Alerts
Log in to add an alertSnowpack in the West Rosebud watershed is at a very low 12%, so there is not enough water for releases this year even though we've moved to a more predictable process for making the releases happen.
Heads up! There will be 2 days of optimal recreation releases this weekend on West Rosebud. Please enjoy this creek if you have the skills!
Flows were just over the 250cfs release trigger at noon on Wednesday July 27, 2022. Unless the power company drops flows below the 250 cutoff on Friday at noon there will be a release on Saturday 7/30 (but not Sunday).
Looks like another release or two this coming weekend! Enjoy.
A two day release is planned for this weekend (7/27-28/19). http://www.mysticlakeproject.com/
Articles
Jun 19, 2017
West Rosebud Releases On the Horizon
The Mystic Lake Dam began spilling yesterday which means we are entering the timeframe when whitewater releases are possible. The Mystic Lake Hydroelectric Project historically eliminated many natural paddling opportunities. […]
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Montana Dam Proposals to be Withdrawn!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 […]
Aug 2, 2010
Rosebud Video Highlights Success and Threats (MT)
American Whitewater is pleased to release a short video celebrating our successful restoration of boatable flows to West Rosebud Creek downstream of the Mystic Lake Hydroelectric Project. The video is […]
Jul 8, 2010
Releases on Bear and West Rosebud This Weekend!
The endurance of this spring’s high water season has been spectacular, and it is not over! This weekend there will be releases on Montana’s West Rosebud Creek, and Idaho’s Bear […]