{"data":{"id":"us-mt/85-2-411","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"85-2-411","heading":"Water turned into natural channels.","body":"Water appropriated under an existing right or pursuant to this chapter may be turned into the natural channel of another stream or from a reservoir into the natural channel and withdrawn or diverted at a point downstream for beneficial use, but the waters of that stream may not thereby be diminished in quantity or deteriorated in quality to the detriment of a prior appropriator. Water stored in a reservoir under an existing right or pursuant to this chapter which is turned into a natural channel for withdrawal or diversion and beneficial use downstream shall not be considered a part of the natural flow of that stream.","path":["TITLE 85. WATER USE","CHAPTER 2. SURFACE WATER AND GROUND WATER","Part 4. Utilization of Water"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0850/chapter_0020/part_0040/section_0110/0850-0020-0040-0110.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:01:17Z","sha256":"fffd6b4eef71285e24c8c95e1f6116c5263d8cbd9992cebd243209d152ab6f9a","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/85-2-410","next":"us-mt/85-2-412"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}