WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF FLATHEAD RIVER AT INTERNATIONAL BORDER (1980 – 2004)Water Quality Monitoring Agreement • May 14th, 2007
Contract Type FiledMay 14th, 2007The Flathead River watershed is located in the extreme southeast corner of British Columbia. Its headwaters are in the Rocky Mountains southeast from Fernie, and the river flows south into Montana, where it forms the western boundary of Glacier National Park. The water quality sampling station is located at the Canada-US border. This assessment is based on up to 18 years of water quality data collected during 1980-2004. The main human influences on water quality in the Flathead River watershed were timber harvesting, coal mine exploration, and road building. The water quality trends identified below have not yet been confirmed by statistical analysis.