High water and a swift current has helped break up an oil spill that dumped hundreds of barrels of crude into Montana's Yellowstone River over the weekend, local officials said Sunday.
ExxonMobil said between 750 to 1,000 barrels (32,000 to 42,000 gallons) of oil escaped late Friday when a pipeline ruptured beneath the river near Billings.
Yellowstone County Sheriff Mike Linder and Duane Winslow, the county's emergency services director, said flooding has made it harder to track and clean up the mess. The Yellowstone was running above flood stage over the weekend, sweeping brush and logs into the river, and had a 5- to 7-mph current Sunday.
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Not our beloved Yellowstone... I hiked many times thru there and thought that was to be preserved from any of *mans* fingerprints.
It's a mess, but as the bible says, "This too shall pass."
Is it Yellowstone Park?
I thought it was in Yellowstone County, but not the park proper.
Sounds like its the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone County but not in Yellowstone Park.
@ Wolverine... The river *is* inside the park and the lack of dames provides a rich amount of trout for fishing. All should visit at least once, Beauty beyond compare for those who fish.
Oh ok. My Bad.
Sounds beautiful and I enjoy fishing.
And it provides for excellent *Fly Fishing* what's your preference?
Thanks for the clarification, Big Daddy.
The company responsible should be fined millions of dollars per day until they've cleaned up their pollution mess.