Yellowstone River Bottomland
Extensive cottonwood bottomland with productive soils and senior water rights.
Yellowstone River Bottomland in Southeast Montana
The Yellowstone from Billings to the North Dakota border provides extensive cottonwood bottomland with productive soils, senior water rights, and diverse wildlife habitat. Properties along the lower Yellowstone are valued primarily for agricultural productivity — irrigated hay ground and dryland farming.
River frontage adds wildlife habitat and recreation access. Prices reflect agricultural economics rather than recreational premiums, offering exceptional value.
Lower Yellowstone properties represent authentic working landscape. These are productive agricultural operations that happen to have river access — not recreational properties that happen to have hay ground.
Key Facts
- From Billings to North Dakota border
- Productive irrigated hay ground
- Senior water rights
- Diverse wildlife habitat
- Valued for agriculture not recreation premiums
Market Overview
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Other Southeast Montana Characteristics
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Bighorn Lake stretches 71 miles through dramatic limestone canyon with vertical 1,000+ foot walls.
- •71 miles through Montana-Wyoming border
- •Vertical limestone walls 1,000+ feet high
Consistently rated top 5 trout stream in North America with trophy brown and rainbow trout.
- •Top 5 North American trout stream rating
- •Constant 54°F temperature year-round
Waterfront recreation in southeastern Montana's ranch country with walleye and bass.
- •State Park near Decker
- •Walleye, bass, and channel catfish
World-class brown trout fishery supporting robust outfitter and guide economy.
- •Bighorn River world-class brown population
- •Robust outfitter and guide economy
River bottomland combining agricultural productivity with waterfront character.
- •Yellowstone and tributaries (Tongue, Powder, Bighorn)
- •Irrigated hay, cattle grazing on river pasture