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# //NATIONAL WATER INFORMATION SYSTEM     http://water.usgs.gov/data.html
# //DATA ARE PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE UNTIL PUBLISHED BY USGS
# //RETRIEVED: 2024-01-30 21:25:02
# //WARNING
# //WARNING The stage-discharge rating provided in this file should be
# //WARNING considered provisional and subject to change. Stage-discharge
# //WARNING ratings change over time as the channel features that control
# //WARNING the relation between stage and discharge vary. Users are
# //WARNING cautioned to consider carefully the applicability of this
# //WARNING rating before using it for decisions that concern personal or
# //WARNING public safety or operational consequences.
# //FILE TYPE="NWIS RATING" 
# //DATABASE NUMBER=01 DESCRIPTION=" Standard data base for this site."
# //STATION AGENCY="USGS " NUMBER="06195600       " TIME_ZONE="MST" DST_FLAG=Y
# //STATION NAME="Shields River nr Livingston MT"
# //LABEL="Discharge ft^3/s"
# //PARAMETER CODE="00060"
# //RATING ID="16.0" TYPE="STGQ" NAME="stage-discharge" AGING=Working
# //RATING REMARKS="Rating was started on Apr 13, during a recession. The new rating took into account the fill that had started occurring in 2021wy and continued into 2022wy and evident by 2023wy. The lower and intermediate section was derived using an offset of -0.20ft, which was indirectly based on recent GZF in 2022wy, but variable due to uneven bottom. The offset -0.20ft was used as best fit. The slope was 2.20ft to 2.39ft which is indicative of section control. The high end was based on high flow measurements sicne 2018wy and all 2023wy except for QM 445, due to some unsee debris. A break point with an offset of 1.10ft was used at 4.35ft to straighten the upper end. The upper end has a slope of 1.31ft which is indicative of channel control. Rating reviewed by JBS (1/30/2024) - Reasons for new rating justified for fill since 2018. Offsets are reasonable, low offset within reason of GZFs. Transitions zones are smooth. Upper and lower end extensions are reasonable and do not extend into undefined control conditions. "
# //RATING EXPANSION="logarithmic"
# //RATING BREAKPOINT1=4.350000E+00
# //RATING OFFSET1=-2.000000E-01 OFFSET2=1.100000E+00
# //RATING_INDEP ROUNDING="????" PARAMETER="Gage height (ft)"
# //RATING_DEP ROUNDING="????" PARAMETER="Discharge (ft^3/s)"
# //RATING_DATETIME BEGIN=20230413041500 BZONE=-07:00 END=-------------- EZONE=--- AGING=Working
# //RATING_DATETIME COMMENT="New rating starts due to fill on recession. No transition shift needed due to at point where RT 15.1 with shift applied and RT 16.0 direct virtually the same. "
INDEP	DEP	STOR
16N	16N	1S
2.3000000E-01	9.8000000E+00	*
3.8300000E+00	2.0690000E+03	*
4.3500000E+00	2.7000000E+03	*
6.6300000E+00	5.4100000E+03	*