# //UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY http://water.usgs.gov/ # //NATIONAL WATER INFORMATION SYSTEM http://water.usgs.gov/data.html # //DATA ARE PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE UNTIL PUBLISHED BY USGS # //RETRIEVED: 2025-09-08 15:40:02 # //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="06207500 " TIME_ZONE="MST" DST_FLAG=Y # //STATION NAME="Clarks Fork Yellowstone River nr Belfry MT" # //LABEL="Discharge ft^3/s" # //PARAMETER CODE="00060" # //RATING ID="16.1" TYPE="STGQ" NAME="stage-discharge" AGING=Working # //RATING REMARKS="Lower end extension based on Fall 2025 low flows. Gage is moving to new location, so no further development needed for this rating." # //RATING EXPANSION="logarithmic" # //RATING BREAKPOINT1=6.220000E+00 # //RATING OFFSET1=-6.000000E-01 OFFSET2=-1.000000E+00 # //RATING_INDEP ROUNDING="????" PARAMETER="Gage height (ft)" # //RATING_DEP ROUNDING="????" PARAMETER="Discharge (ft^3/s)" # //RATING_DATETIME BEGIN=20250904000000 BZONE=-07:00 END=-------------- EZONE=--- AGING=Working # //RATING_DATETIME COMMENT="Period in Fall 2025 dipped below current Rating 16.0. A straight-line extension was created to cover the gap until the new gaging location rating can be developed." INDEP DEP STOR 16N 16N 1S -6.0000000E-01 0.0000000E+00 * 3.6000000E-01 9.2810000E+01 * 4.2100000E+00 3.4560000E+03 * 6.1900000E+00 6.9499100E+03 * 6.2200000E+00 7.0057100E+03 * 6.3900000E+00 7.2824400E+03 * 7.5500000E+00 9.1325400E+03 * 9.2600000E+00 1.2259010E+04 * 1.0840000E+01 1.6026790E+04 * 1.1980000E+01 1.9527130E+04 * 1.2660000E+01 2.4365290E+04 *