When you hear that next summer’s drought will be a repeat of 2023 for Flathead Lake and to get used to it - don’t believe them
It wasn’t hard to see that Northwestern Montana experienced unique and serious drought conditions last summer. And it has been convenient to blame the weather cycle on the lack of water for irrigation, the thousands of boats left on their trailers, the plumes of dangerous algae growing in the Lake, and the dozens of marinas and lake-oriented businesses negatively impacted during their money-making season.
But 2023’s outcome didn’t have to be this way.