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USGS 06109500 Missouri River at Virgelle MT

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 48°00'13.62",   Longitude 110°15'31.76"   NAD83
Chouteau County, Montana, Hydrologic Unit 10040101
Drainage area: 34,000 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 33,329 square miles,
Datum of gage: 2,507.5 feet above   NGVD29.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1989-10-01  2025-10-24  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1935-03-01  2025-10-23  33110 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1962-03-26  1969-06-29  2287 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1935-03-01  2025-05-13 32947 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1962-03-26  1969-06-29 2287 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1935-03  2025-05  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1962-03  1969-06  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1935  2025  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1962  1969  
 Peak streamflow 1935-06-16  2024-05-15  90 
 Field measurements 1964-06-12  2025-09-05  237 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1974-10-02  2013-07-24  380 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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