The eroding banks of the Yellowstone River remain a point of concern for the City of Glendive 10 years after requesting federal assistance, and a research group from Montana State University plans to study the rate of erosion beginning in May.
Kristin Smith, a lead for Headwaters Economics’ FloodWise Community Assistance Program, presented a project to the Glendive City Council recently outlining the collection of data and a research team from MSU plans to work in Glendive soon.
Headwaters Economics is a “nonprofit research group working to improve community development and land management decisions.”
In a recent interview, Smith noted Headwaters Economics has worked with the City of Glendive and Dawson County for approximately a year regarding a Section 205 study filed with the United States Army Corps of Engineers to address flood mitigation solutions.
“Through that relationship, we also came to realize that there were additional flood-related issues at …