# //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: 2025-06-25 15:45:02 # //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="12324680 " TIME_ZONE="MST" DST_FLAG=Y # //STATION NAME="Clark Fork at Goldcreek MT" # //LABEL="Discharge ft^3/s" # //PARAMETER CODE="00060" # //RATING ID="10.0" TYPE="STGQ" NAME="stage-discharge" AGING=Working # //RATING REMARKS="Rating was cloned from rating 9.0 and lower end was adjusted to the right based upon QM 458. Offset was lowered to 2.75 for a best fit to QMs with clear conditions. Negative shifting expected for vegetation growth. Based upon QMs within last 5 years with clear controls." # //RATING EXPANSION="logarithmic" # //RATING BREAKPOINT1=5.760000E+00 # //RATING OFFSET1=2.750000E+00 OFFSET2=3.700000E+00 # //RATING_INDEP ROUNDING="????" PARAMETER="Gage height (ft)" # //RATING_DEP ROUNDING="????" PARAMETER="Discharge (ft^3/s)" # //RATING_DATETIME BEGIN=20241204090000 BZONE=-07:00 END=-------------- EZONE=--- AGING=None # //RATING_DATETIME COMMENT="Rating 10.0 implemented during ice affected stages, during estimated discharges. " INDEP DEP STOR 16N 16N 1S 3.5000000E+00 7.0000000E+01 * 5.7600000E+00 1.4521200E+03 * 9.4300000E+00 7.0000000E+03 *