Fishery threatened by development

State officials admit they don't have the resources to measure the cumulative impact of growth on the fishery at Georgetown Lake. As development crowds the shoreline of this popular southwest Montana fishing hole, more septic systems leak into the lake. The nutrients from the wastewater fuel algae blooms, which choke off oxygen and kill fish.

Fish aren't the only wildlife threatened by lakeside development. The Montana Standard also takes a look at the history of the area, both before and after Georgetown Lake was created.