In re Establishment & Organization of the Ward Irrigation District

This is an appeal from an order of the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, Ravalli County, adjudicating the control over the Bray Lane Headgate in the Ward Irrigation District, Ravalli County, Montana. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

The following is a map of the area:

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Hayes Creek and Camas Creek both flow easterly from their ori*318gins in the Bitteroot Mountains. Hayes Creek ends in a marshy area to the west of Highway 93 and south of Camas Creek. To the south is Lost Horse Creek, and to the east, the Bitteroot River, A ditch used by the Ward Irrigation…