# //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: 2025-06-04 17:50:02 # //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="12362500 " TIME_ZONE="MST" DST_FLAG=Y # //STATION NAME="S F Flathead River nr Columbia Falls MT" # //LABEL="Discharge ft^3/s" # //PARAMETER CODE="00060" # //RATING ID="13.0" TYPE="STGQ" NAME="stage-discharge" AGING=Working # //RATING REMARKS="13.0 Based on current and historic high-water measurements. Rating developed to remove dog leg trend at mid to upper gage heights." # //RATING EXPANSION="logarithmic" # //RATING BREAKPOINT1=6.020000E+00 BREAKPOINT2=1.000000E+01 # //RATING OFFSET1=1.300000E+00 OFFSET2=1.900000E+00 OFFSET3=3.900000E+00 # //RATING_INDEP ROUNDING="????" PARAMETER="Gage height (ft)" # //RATING_DEP ROUNDING="????" PARAMETER="Discharge (ft^3/s)" # //RATING_DATETIME BEGIN=20250202000000 BZONE=-07:00 END=-------------- EZONE=--- AGING=None # //RATING_DATETIME COMMENT="Rating 13.0 Developed to remove current trends in mid elevation measurements causing a dog leg shift to have to be used. Current positive trend at the lower end of the rating would necessitate crossing the rating with shift application." INDEP DEP STOR 16N 16N 1S 2.0200000E+00 5.3000000E+01 * 6.0200000E+00 2.7000000E+03 * 1.0000000E+01 9.6000000E+03 * 1.5000000E+01 2.2500000E+04 *