Clark Fork River
122 water rights in Sanders County, Montana, with priority dates from March 25, 1890 to December 31, 2023.
Listed in priority order. When Clark Fork River runs short, the rights near the top of this list are filled first and the ones at the bottom are the first asked to stop. Rights on the same stream in a neighbouring county, or on connected groundwater, can sit in the same line; the state's water commissioner or district office has the full picture. Sources are matched by name within the county, so two different streams with the same name would share this page.
Priority date · senior to junior
- Before 1880
- 1880–1899
- 1900–1919
- 1920–1949
- 1950–1972
- 1973–1999
- 2000 and later
- No priority date
- #1Mar 25, 189076N 133365 00Clark Fork River · StockA & D Property Partners LLC; Eddy Flat LLC; Pamela A Marks
- #2Dec 31, 189076N 133369 00Clark Fork River · StockGerard A Dery; Janel M Dery
- #3Jul 9, 189676N 30130234Clark Fork River · StockVan Arsdell, Barbara W Trust
- #4May 15, 189776N 105449 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationConnie J Rehbein; Marvin L Rehbein · 1.11 cfs
- #5Mar 31, 190576N 94414 00Clark Fork River · Power GenerationNorthwestern Corporation · 1,250 cfs, 904,958.2 AF
- #6Mar 31, 190576N 94415 00Clark Fork River · Power GenerationNorthwestern Corporation · 1,250 cfs
- #7Mar 31, 190576N 94416 00Clark Fork River · DomesticNorthwestern Corporation · 0.22 cfs, 7 AF
- #8Jan 29, 190676N 211938 00Clark Fork River · Power GenerationNorthwestern Corporation · 2,000 cfs, 1,447,933.1 AF
- #9Jan 29, 190676N 211941 00Clark Fork River · Power GenerationNorthwestern Corporation · 2,000 cfs
- #10Sep 19, 190676N 25344 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationGeorgia K Macspadden · 0.58 cfs
- #11Dec 3, 190676N 211939 00Clark Fork River · Power GenerationNorthwestern Corporation · 5,000 cfs, 3,619,832.8 AF
- #12Dec 3, 190676N 211942 00Clark Fork River · Power GenerationNorthwestern Corporation · 4,297 cfs
- #13Jun 29, 190976N 211940 00Clark Fork River · Power GenerationNorthwestern Corporation · 2,870 cfs, 2,077,784.0 AF
- #14Dec 31, 191076N 118319 00Clark Fork River · StockKuntz, James L Trust · 0.07 cfs
- #15Dec 31, 191076N 118320 00Clark Fork River · StockKuntz, James L Trust; John M Patterson
- #16May 1, 192076M 52475 00Clark Fork River · RecreationUSA (Dept of Agriculture Forest Service) · 3,000 cfs, 0.5 AF
- #17May 1, 192076M 52479 00Clark Fork River · RecreationUSA (Dept of Agriculture Forest Service) · 3,000 cfs, 0.2 AF
- #18Jun 1, 192176M 52481 00Clark Fork River · StockUSA (Dept of Agriculture Forest Service)
- #19Jun 1, 193676N 100390 00Clark Fork River · StockPeter J Linzmaier; Sidney C Linzmaier · 0.06 cfs
- #20Jun 1, 193676N 100392 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationNmc-1 LLC · 0.11 cfs
- #21Jun 15, 194076N 42544 00Clark Fork River · DomesticDouglas C Compton · 0.06 cfs, 2 AF
- #22Jun 15, 194076N 42545 00Clark Fork River · StockDouglas C Compton · 0.07 cfs
- #23Dec 31, 194776N 30784 00Clark Fork River · Fire ProtectionRiley Creek Lumber Company · 6.68 cfs
- #24Dec 31, 194976N 118348 00Clark Fork River · CommercialBeverly J Wood; Leslie A Wood; Randy A Wood · 1 cfs, 0.5 AF
- #25Dec 31, 194976N 118351 00Clark Fork River · Agricultural SprayingKuntz, James L Trust; Lawyer Nursery INC; Rjs Trueline LLC · 1 cfs, 2 AF
- #26Sep 19, 195076N 123292 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationDebra J Brown; Jerry F Brown · 0.09 cfs
- #27Sep 19, 195076N 123294 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationLarry D Rivinius; Sharlene M Rivinius · 0.09 cfs
- #28Nov 22, 195076N 120932 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationMelonie G Awtrey; Paul M Awtrey; Lauretta V Baker; Wiley R Baker; Boyd, Theodore R & Elaine L Living Trust; Jason D Brown; Jenna J Brown; Ramona G Cox; Timothy A Cox; Cronian Family Trust; Julie E Detlaff; Robert B Detlaff; Tammy Freeman; Brian L Jorgensen; Lynn M Jorgensen; Mary D Jorgensen; Jorgensen Revocable Trust; Vincent W Plouzek; Edward F Salsbury; Maryl S Salsbury; Marty E Sharp; Rebecca A Sharp; Kenneth E Westlake; Virginia M Westlake; Glenn A Wilson; Marion G Wilson; Michael Zentz; Susannah Zentz · 5.38 cfs
- #29Dec 31, 195076N 118350 00Clark Fork River · Fire ProtectionKuntz, James L Trust; John N Lawyer; Rjs Trueline LLC; Beverly J Wood; Leslie A Wood; Randy A Wood · 1 cfs
- #30Feb 20, 195176N 125799 00Clark Fork River · Power GenerationAvista Corporation · 35,000 cfs, 25,338,843 AF
- #31Apr 22, 195276M 138035 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationJsmv Holdings LLC · 1 cfs
- #32Aug 11, 195276N 125800 00Clark Fork River · Power GenerationAvista Corporation · 36,000 cfs, 99,978 AF
- #33Apr 25, 195376N 39694 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationMary Lou Hermes; Norman E Hermes · 2.5 cfs
- #34Dec 1, 195376N 1198 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationVan Arsdell, Barbara W Trust · 1.63 cfs
- #35Feb 9, 195476N 9413 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationKelly N Henry; Tyson D Henry; Jwt Montana LLC; Gregory N Rambo; Sharon K Rambo; James P Sine; Laura A Sine · 0.38 cfs
- #36Feb 9, 195476N 9414 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationJames L Cummings; Evans, Mark J & Diane Revocable Trust · 1.1 cfs
- #37Feb 9, 195476N 9415 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationBeverly E Kaye; Gerald Q Kaye; Patricia L Morris; Robert E Morris; Susan M Russel; Elaine C Sheppard · 2.27 cfs
- #38Feb 9, 195476N 9416 00Clark Fork River · StockSusan M Russel · 0.06 cfs
- #39Apr 1, 195476N 133260 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationVinson Family Revocable Trust · 1.52 cfs
- #40Apr 19, 195476N 9411 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationMatthew Blake; James L Cummings; Mark J Evans; Jonathan J Kauffman; Regina Kauffman; Dustin McIntyre; Stephanie McIntyre; Patricia L Morris; Robert E Morris; Joseph Morrison; Lacey Morrison; Susan M Russel; Elaine C Sheppard; Dana Sherwood; Charles W Whittle; Mary E Whittle · 2 cfs
- #41Apr 19, 195476N 9412 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationBeverly J Brown; Gary W Brown; James L Cummings; Patricia L Morris; Robert E Morris; Susan M Russel; Sea Heart Revocable Living Trust · 1 cfs
- #42Sep 25, 195476N 133342 00Clark Fork River · IndustrialThompson River Lumber Co of Montana · 1.11 cfs, 150 AF
- #43Oct 15, 195576N 14260 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationJohn G Harker · 0.83 cfs
- #44Dec 31, 195676N 2281 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationBurnette Family Trust; Daniel Schletz; Carol L Shelton · 0.18 cfs
- #45Dec 31, 195876N 138072 00Clark Fork River · StockVibeke Detienne; Khachaturova Family Revocable Trust
- #46Jun 20, 195976N 118300 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationWanda L Thorpe; Warren R Winter · 0.07 cfs
- #47Jul 1, 195976N 24101 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationDaniel W Whittenburg; Margaret A Whittenburg · 0.07 cfs
- #48Sep 1, 195976N 211889 00Clark Fork River · Power GenerationAvista Corporation · 5,400 cfs, 3,909,421 AF
- #49Apr 15, 196076N 133373 00Clark Fork River · DomesticCowboy Capital LLC · 0.06 cfs, 1.5 AF
- #50Jun 1, 196076N 133376 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationTim R Hoyt · 0.009 cfs
- #51Jun 1, 196176N 12426 00Clark Fork River · DomesticWall, Edward & Trudy Family Trust · 0.07 cfs, 4 AF
- #52Jun 30, 196176N 118325 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationJohn M Patterson · 1.56 cfs
- #53Jun 30, 196176N 118346 00Clark Fork River · Fire ProtectionDaniel C Borntreger; John M Patterson; Karen R Patterson · 1.56 cfs
- #54Jun 30, 196176N 118347 00Clark Fork River · Agricultural SprayingDaniel C Borntreger; John M Patterson; Karen R Patterson · 1.56 cfs, 2.5 AF
- #55Dec 31, 196576N 7709 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationBenjamin J Coe; Marietta L Coe · 0.67 cfs
- #56Jun 15, 196876N 102926 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationBnsf Railway Co · 1.34 cfs
- #57Jun 15, 196876N 102927 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationBrenda J Burbach; Steve J Burbach · 1.34 cfs
- #58Nov 20, 196876M 1605 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationCamp Bighorn INC · 0.18 cfs
- #59Nov 20, 196876M 1606 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationCamp Bighorn INC · 0.33 cfs, 60 AF
- #60Nov 7, 197076N 3167 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationKuntz, James L Trust; Lawyer Nursery INC · 4 cfs, 444.7 AF
- #61Aug 2, 197176N 118326 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationKuntz, James L Trust; Lawyer Nursery INC; Rjs Trueline LLC · 1 cfs
- #62Aug 2, 197176N 118332 00Clark Fork River · DomesticBeverly J Wood; Leslie A Wood; Randy A Wood · 0.06 cfs, 6 AF
- #63Aug 2, 197176N 118349 00Clark Fork River · CommercialBeverly J Wood; Leslie A Wood; Randy A Wood · 1 cfs, 125 AF
- #64May 10, 197276N 133413 00Clark Fork River · StockSabrina Tompkins
- #65Aug 31, 197276N 124795 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationGwen M Schneiter · 0.04 cfs
- #66Apr 20, 197376N 9983 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationGerald D Bybee; Joyce B Bybee; Julie L Bybee · 0.11 cfs
- #67May 20, 197376N 133414 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationJames Lusher; Colleen M McCarthy; Sabrina Tompkins · 0.19 cfs
- #68Jun 1, 197376N 115853 00Clark Fork River · StockChampion International Corp
- #69Jun 1, 197376N 30160101Clark Fork River · StockUSA (Dept of Agriculture Forest Service)
- #70Jun 2, 197376N 15178 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationThompson Falls Golf Club INC · 0.67 cfs, 77 AF
- #71Jun 27, 197376N 3157 00Clark Fork River · DomesticCrystal Dringle; Richard A McDonald · 0.06 cfs, 1.5 AF
- #72Jun 28, 197376M 35609 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationJames R French; Lisa K French · 0.22 cfs
- #73Jun 28, 197376M 35611 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationTwo Sisters Fruit Co LLC · 0.89 cfs, 168 AF
- #74Jun 29, 197376M 122905 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationJanet A Cuzzetto; Kelly F Cuzzetto · 0.16 cfs
- #75Jun 29, 197376M 122906 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationApril Lalonde; James Lalonde; Edward Nickerson; Jodi Nickerson · 0.23 cfs
- #76Jun 29, 197376N 133290 00Clark Fork River · Irrigation3H Simmental Ranch LLC · 2 cfs
- #77Jun 30, 197376N 214605 00Clark Fork River · IndustrialRiley Creek Lumber Company · 6.68 cfs, 9.25 AF
- #78Jun 30, 197376N 214996 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationAbby L Ingram · 0.07 cfs
- #79Jun 30, 197376N 215098 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationAvista Corporation · 0.08 cfs
- #80Jun 30, 197376N 215954 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationJason D Brown; Jenna J Brown · 0.03 cfs
- #81Jun 30, 197376N 216033 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationDwight E Bowen; Kathryn L Bowen; Kim T Conlin; Michael S Phillips · 0.1 cfs
- #82Jun 30, 197376N 216218 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationGary Gibb; Mary Gibb · 0.06 cfs
- #83Nov 19, 197476N 4189 00Clark Fork River · Power GenerationAvista Corporation · 15,000 cfs
- #84Jun 30, 197576N 5865 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationIra D Hallowell; Janet A Hallowell · 0.22 cfs, 34.44 AF
- #85Jul 19, 197676N 8963 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationAnthony B Cox · 1.55 cfs, 220 AF
- #86Aug 29, 197776N 14974 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationDorothy M Simmons; Edmund L Simmons · 0.001 cfs, 30 AF
- #87Nov 3, 197776N 16111 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationJoner Joint Revocable Trust; Lion Share LLC; Chris Psachos; Debbie Psachos; Harlan T Wanaka · 0.16 cfs, 24 AF
- #88Jun 8, 197876N 19017 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationDerek Elliott; Jessica Elliott; Jesse Dylan Walthers; Sandra Dean Walthers · 0.03 cfs, 1 AF
- #89Oct 26, 197976N 27955 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationPhillip A Grady; Judith M Laundry; Wayne T Laundry; Olsen Family Living Trust; Nelson R Troyer; Sarah N Troyer · 1.78 cfs, 500 AF
- #90Mar 10, 198176N 32430 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationKevin E Herbig; Teresa A Wilson · 0.04 cfs, 2.5 AF
- #91Mar 27, 198176N 32815 00Clark Fork River · Lawn and GardenIris J Kolberg · 0.04 cfs, 1 AF
- #92Apr 24, 198176N 33288 00Clark Fork River · Lawn and GardenTommy L Inman; Marion Wrightson · 0.04 cfs, 2 AF
- #93Aug 3, 198176N 34871 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationSusan J Baxter · 0.04 cfs, 4 AF
- #94Aug 4, 198176N 35012 00Clark Fork River · Lawn and GardenCharles A Canciglia · 0.04 cfs, 0.5 AF
- #95Aug 4, 198176N 43349 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationBarry Noirot; Shirley Noirot · 0.14 cfs, 20 AF
- #96Aug 19, 198176N 36867 00Clark Fork River · Lawn and GardenSuzanne T Borg · 0.06 cfs, 1.5 AF
- #97Sep 17, 198176N 39559 00Clark Fork River · Lawn and Garden, StockCheryl A Stark; Daniel D Stark · 0.06 cfs, 4.05 AF
- #98Nov 12, 198176N 43069 00Clark Fork River · Irrigation, StockJerry A Deal · 0.27 cfs, 40.3 AF
- #99Nov 24, 198176N 38319 00Clark Fork River · Irrigation, StockTedhams, Kurt Trust · 1.36 cfs, 250.4 AF
- #100Nov 25, 198176N 41397 00Clark Fork River · Lawn and GardenRobert E Eliason; Anni Grasso; Debra J Grasso; Stephen L Grasso; Victor A Grasso · 0.04 cfs, 2.5 AF
- #101Apr 23, 198276N 44250 00Clark Fork River · Lawn and GardenJudy Schaefer; Ray Schaefer · 0.03 cfs, 5 AF
- #102Mar 8, 198976N 71031 00Clark Fork River · Stock, IrrigationKevin Kudlik; Lisa Kudlik · 0.03 cfs, 4.17 AF
- #103Apr 19, 198976N 71072 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationKristi Andersen; John D Confer; Susan F Confer · 0.07 cfs, 7.9 AF
- #104Sep 5, 198976N 72514 00Clark Fork River · Lawn and GardenLockwood Marshall; Darlene D Murphy; Mikel C Murphy · 0.04 cfs, 0.75 AF
- #105Aug 15, 199176N 78633 00Clark Fork River · Lawn and GardenAbby L Ingram · 0.07 cfs, 0.83 AF
- #106May 13, 199276N 81517 00Clark Fork River · Power GenerationNorthwestern Corporation · 12,300 cfs, 8,904,186 AF
- #107Apr 8, 199476N 89255 00Clark Fork River · Lawn and Garden, StockDonald P Kunzer; Christina L McClung · 0.02 cfs, 1.35 AF
- #108Aug 30, 199476M 91084 00Clark Fork River · Lawn and GardenDl Johnson; Sally A Johnson · 0.08 cfs, 1.25 AF
- #109Sep 23, 199476M 91155 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationLawyer Nursery INC; Kimberly D Lucier; Mark S Lucier; Eric C Schneider; Theodore C Seamann · 0.6 cfs, 88 AF
- #110Dec 2, 199476N 92410 00Clark Fork River · Lawn and GardenDaniel R Fehrs; Penni H Fehrs · 0.07 cfs, 1.32 AF
- #111May 3, 199576N 94421 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationWalker, Irven and Susan Living Trust · 0.04 cfs, 2.86 AF
- #112May 22, 199576N 94472 00Clark Fork River · Lawn and GardenFarol Dougherty; Roger Dougherty · 0.05 cfs, 5 AF
- #113Jul 28, 199576N 95288 00Clark Fork River · Lawn and GardenJohn W Foust · 0.04 cfs, 1.5 AF
- #114Aug 9, 199676M 98372 00Clark Fork River · Lawn and GardenDean A Knudsen; Sue Knudsen · 0.06 cfs, 2.5 AF
- #115Dec 10, 199976M 109475 00Clark Fork River · Lawn and GardenMay, Larry E Trust · 0.13 cfs, 2.5 AF
- #116Oct 6, 200076M 114011 00Clark Fork River · Lawn and GardenRachelle Henderson; Margaret Tejada; Ricky Tejada; Sheila M Trickel · 0.12 cfs, 6.25 AF
- #117Mar 10, 200576N 30014390Clark Fork River · Lawn and GardenPenny Beckman; William Beckman · 0.06 cfs, 2.5 AF
- #118Feb 8, 200676N 30019129Clark Fork River · Lawn and GardenHuhta, Loren C & Nina S Revocable Trust · 0.05 cfs, 1 AF
- #119Feb 24, 200676N 30019453Clark Fork River · Lawn and GardenErin K Hamilton; James E Hamilton · 0.04 cfs, 1 AF
- #120May 13, 202176N 30151091Clark Fork River · Lawn and GardenAnthony R Rucinski · 0.04 cfs, 2.18 AF
- #121Dec 31, 202376N 30162807Clark Fork River · Lawn and GardenWalt, Patrick R & Jennifer A Elliott Living Trust · 0.04 cfs, 0.57 AF
- No priority date76N 138070 00Clark Fork River · IrrigationVibeke Detienne; Khachaturova Family Revocable Trust · 0.07 cfs