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Stream 1st-2nd order or <30 miles long
 
 
Stream 3rd-5th order or 30 - 100 miles long
 
 
River >5th order or >100 miles long
 
 
River >5th order and >200 miles long and a direct tributary to the Missouri River (Milk or Marias Rivers)
 
 
The Missouri River downstream from Great Falls
 

Ecoregions are based on Omernik’s Level III Ecoregion delineations (see Woods, A.J. et al. 2002. Ecoregions of Montana. 2nd edition poster). The Northern Glaciated Plains Ecoregion is the Northwestern Glaciated Plains Level III Ecoregion (#42).