Honest Cattle · Daniels County
Water Rights
Water Rights & Land Ownership
Daniels is high northern plains country along the Saskatchewan border — Scobey is the county seat. Big Muddy Creek and Poplar River headwaters drain the county south toward the Missouri (via the Fort Peck Reservation). Wheat and small-grain ground dominates, with stock and small-irrigation rights on the creeks.
Combine the DNRC WRQS water-rights record with the Montana Cadastral using the 17-digit geocode that links them.
Active rights pulled live from DNRC WRQS on 2026-06-01. Daniels spans two basins: 40Q (Poplar R. headwaters) and 40R (Big Muddy / NE Missouri side).
Daniels County Watershed Map
Big Muddy Creek drains the east county south toward the Missouri via Sheridan and Roosevelt; Poplar River headwaters drain the west county south through Valley and Roosevelt to the Missouri. The Canadian border runs along the north.
Search Daniels County water rights
- Water right format:
- 40Q 12345 00 (Poplar) · 40R (Big Muddy / NE Missouri).
- Primary basins:
- 40Q Poplar R. headwaters · 40R Big Muddy Cr. / NE Missouri side.
- International note:
- North-flowing tributaries cross the Canadian border under bilateral apportionment rules.
- DNRC regional office:
- Glasgow Regional Office, 406-228-2561.
- Clerk & Recorder:
- Daniels County, 406-487-2581.
Quick links
Data sources: Montana DNRC, MSL/DOR Cadastral, MBMG GWIC. Active rights pulled live from DNRC WRQS on 2026-06-01. Informational only.