Widespread algae blooms are emerging across southwest Montana’s waterways. And, Fishing restrictions hit Southwest Montana.

A powerful earthquake that struck the Hebgen Lake area near Yellowstone National Park in 1959 also left a powerful mark on a 7-year-old boy who was asleep in his Idaho ...

Conversations are already underway regarding hoot owl restrictions in southwest Montana. Last week, a small section of the ...

Next week on Aug. 17 will be 65 years since the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake rocked southwestern Montana. The powerful, 7.2 magnitude quake caused a massive landslide, resulted in more than 28 ...

WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. - In mid-August of 1959 several lives were lost in an earthquake at Hebgen Lake, the effects of which can still be seen today as the landscape ...

West Yellowstone, MT, October 17, 2023—The Hebgen Lake Ranger District is pleased to announce that Wendi Urie has accepted the District Ranger position.

If you suspect a HAB-related illness in a person or animal, call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 and seek medical attention. Report a suspected HAB at www.hab.mt.gov or call 1-888-849-2938. You may ...

Water leaves Hebgen Dam and flows out of a culvert and into the upper Madison River on Dec. 15, 2022. In late November 2021, a malfunction at the dam caused flows to drop suddenly, leaving parts ...

For more information, see the scientific paper describing the lidar survey of the Hebgen Lake faulting event: Johnson, K.L., Nissen, E., and Lajoie, L. Surface rupture morphology and vertical slip ...

Only three historical earthquakes have produced surface ruptures in the Intermountain West; the magnitude 6.6 Hansel Valley earthquake in 1934 near the Great Salt Lake, the magnitude 7.3 Hebgen Lake, ...