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Montana County Drought Status

The Governor's Drought Advisory Committee assesses water supply and moisture conditions on a monthly basis to determine drought status for each county of the state. The drought status map is used primarily to promote awareness of drought and to alert Montanans to impending drought conditions so they may respond appropriately.

Drought Alert: Governor's Drought Advisory Committee strongly encourages watershed groups and county drought committees to convene and undertake planning for drought.

Severe Drought: Local officials should have local drought planning underway or should convene local drought planning at the earliest opportunity.

For information about how the drought status maps are determined or to learn more about recommended responses to drought see the Montana Drought Response Plan.

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Drought Status Table

(County Name: Drought status - Drought Plan response level)
Beaverhead No Drought
Big Horn Slightly Dry
Blaine Moderately Dry – Drought Alert
Broadwater Slightly Dry
Carbon Slightly Dry
Carter No Drought
Cascade Slightly Dry
Chouteau Slightly Dry
Custer Slightly Dry
Daniels No Drought
Dawson Slightly Dry
Deer Lodge No Drought
Fallon Slightly Dry
Fergus Slightly Dry
Flathead No Drought
Gallatin No Drought
Garfield No Drought
Glacier Slightly Dry
Golden Valley Slightly Dry
Granite No Drought
Hill Slightly Dry
Jefferson Slightly Dry
Judith Basin Slightly Dry
Lake No Drought
Lewis & Clark No Drought
Liberty Slightly Dry
Lincoln No Drought
Madison No Drought
McCone No Drought
Meagher Slightly Dry
Mineral No Drought
Missoula No Drought
Musselshell Slightly Dry
Park No Drought
Petroleum No Drought
Phillips Slightly Dry
Pondera Slightly Dry
Powder River No Drought
Powell No Drought
Prairie No Drought
Ravalli No Drought
Richland Moderately Dry – Drought Alert
Roosevelt Moderately Dry – Drought Alert
Rosebud No Drought
Sanders No Drought
Sheridan Moderately Dry – Drought Alert
Silver Bow Slightly Dry
Stillwater Slightly Dry
Sweet Grass No Drought
Teton No Drought
Toole Slightly Dry
Treasure No Drought
Valley No Drought
Wheatland Slightly Dry
Wibaux Slightly Dry
Yellowstone Slightly Dry