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Did you know?

• Our state ranks third in total stream miles in the contiguous U.S (excluding Alaska and Hawaii). More than 170,000 miles of streams and rivers meander through Montana.

• Montana is home to the headwaters of three continental watersheds: the St. Mary’s River, the Columbia River, and the Missouri River.

• Wetland and riparian areas support half of Montana’s plant species and nearly 40% of amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals of special concern.

• In Montana, 38% of people are on public supply and 93% of people use self-supplied domestic water is from groundwater.

• The average total home water use for each person in Montana is 100 gallons per day.

• Producing a typical lunch–hamburger, French fries, and a soft drink–uses 1500 gallons of water. This includes the water needed to raise the potatoes, the grain for the bun, the grain needed to feed the cattle, and the production of the soda.

• One gallon of used motor oil can contaminate up to one million gallons of water.

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Facts were taken from information provided by Montana Watercourse and its partners. To learn more, please visit: http://mtwatercourse.org/facts/.