Ronald R. Shields
Retired Hydrologist
U.S. Geological Survey
3162 Bozeman Avenue
Helena, MT 59601-6456
ph. 406-457-5900
fx. 406-457-5990
The Water Legend Award honors a dedicated individual who, through
time, dedication and hard work, has significantly contributed
to water resource activities in Montana. Ronald R. Shields,
a retired Hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, is the
year 1998 awardee.
This 1998 Montana Water Legend received his B.S. and
M.S. degrees in Forestry and Forest Hydrology from Penn State
University during the 1960s. Ron began his career with the U.S.
Geological Survey, Water Resources Division in 1966 in Albany,
New York as a project hydrologist. He transferred to the Helena,
Montana District office in 1969 and soon thereafter became the
Chief of the Hydrologic Surveillance and Analysis Section. Ron
has supervised and planned the Montana streamflow network that
currently includes more than 250 stations on Montana's streams,
lakes, and reservoirs.
Ron will be retiring from the USGS
at the end of 2001. His 35+ years of committed experience
with Montana's streams, droughts, and floods have certainly
earned him the fine rank of a Water Legend.
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