Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Brett WalkerDavis, Benjamin Avery2016-01-032016-01-032015https://scholarworks.montana.edu/handle/1/9040The Big Hole River brings life to this arid region of southwestern Montana, but its stream flows annually reach detrimentally low levels. The causes behind the low-flow levels are a direct reflection of Euro-American impacts dating back to the early nineteenth century. This is a story of dependency and scarcity, which presently makes the river the source of political conflict.enWater-supplyHistory, ModernThesisCopyright 2015 by Benjamin Avery Davis