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THE IMPACT OF ENERGY DEVELOPMENT JN THE TONGUE RIVER BASIN, SOUTHEASTERN MONTANA 1
Author(s) -
Hickcox David H.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1982.tb00099.x
Subject(s) - structural basin , drainage basin , environmental science , coal , hydrology (agriculture) , groundwater , coal mining , water quality , water resource management , downstream (manufacturing) , geology , geography , archaeology , geomorphology , engineering , ecology , geotechnical engineering , cartography , biology , operations management
Southeastern Montana's Tongue River basin is experiencing rapid development of its extensive coal deposits. This development has a significant impact on the basin's hydrologic systems. Ground water flow is disrupted by mining and its quality degraded. Mine mouth conversion of the coal involves consumption of large amounts of water at the expense of downstream UBCTS, creating several water conflicts. Allocation of Tongue River water has favored agricultural users, and re‐allocation is difficult.