# //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: 2026-01-09 14:50:02 # //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="12323720 " TIME_ZONE="MST" DST_FLAG=Y # //STATION NAME="Willow Creek at Opportunity, MT" # //LABEL="Discharge (ft^3/s)" # //PARAMETER CODE="00060" # //RATING SHIFTED="20260109145002 MST" # //RATING ID="5.0" TYPE="STGQ" NAME="stage-discharge" AGING=???? # //RATING REMARKS="Lower end drawn to positive trending, clear control QMs in WY 2024-2025 with QM's 79, 113, 176, 182, 183 and 191 defining the upper end. Negative shifting expected due to macrophyte growth during warmer months. " # //RATING EXPANSION="logarithmic" # //RATING OFFSET1=3.560000E+00 # //RATING_INDEP ROUNDING="????" PARAMETER="Gage height (ft)" # //RATING_DEP ROUNDING="????" PARAMETER="Discharge (ft^3/s)" # //RATING_DATETIME BEGIN=20250107200000 BZONE=-07:00 END=-------------- EZONE=--- AGING=1 # //RATING_DATETIME COMMENT="End Rating 3.0 during flatlined stages, shift applied for transition. " # //SHIFT_PREV BEGIN="20251203105243" BZONE="-07:00" END="--------------" EZONE="---" # //SHIFT_PREV STAGE1="4.05" SHIFT1="-0.10" STAGE2="4.80" SHIFT2="0.00" # //SHIFT_PREV COMMENT="QM 227, Likely sticks and leaf debris accumulated by time. " # //SHIFT_NEXT BEGIN="--------------" BZONE="---" END="--------------" EZONE="---" # //SHIFT_NEXT STAGE1="---" SHIFT1="---" STAGE2="---" SHIFT2="---" STAGE3="---" SHIFT3="---" # //SHIFT_NEXT COMMENT=" " INDEP SHIFT DEP STOR 16N 16N 16N 1S 3.68 -0.10 0.09 3.69 -0.10 0.18 3.70 -0.10 0.28 3.71 -0.10 0.40 3.72 -0.10 0.53 3.73 -0.10 0.67 3.74 -0.10 0.82 3.75 -0.10 0.99 3.76 -0.10 1.17 3.77 -0.10 1.35 3.78 -0.10 1.55 3.79 -0.10 1.75 3.80 -0.10 1.97 3.81 -0.10 2.19 3.82 -0.10 2.42 3.83 -0.10 2.66 3.84 -0.10 2.91 3.85 -0.10 3.17 3.86 -0.10 3.43 3.87 -0.10 3.70 3.88 -0.10 3.98 3.89 -0.10 4.27 3.90 -0.10 4.56 3.91 -0.10 4.86 3.92 -0.10 5.16 3.93 -0.10 5.48 3.94 -0.10 5.80 3.95 -0.10 6.12 3.96 -0.10 6.45 3.97 -0.10 6.79 3.98 -0.10 7.14 3.99 -0.10 7.49 4.00 -0.10 7.84 4.01 -0.10 8.21 4.02 -0.10 8.57 4.03 -0.10 8.95 4.04 -0.10 9.33 4.05 -0.10 9.71 4.06 -0.10 10.14 4.07 -0.10 10.59 4.08 -0.10 11.05 4.09 -0.10 11.51 4.10 -0.09 11.98 4.11 -0.09 12.46 4.12 -0.09 12.94 4.13 -0.09 13.43 4.14 -0.09 13.93 4.15 -0.09 14.44 4.16 -0.09 14.95 4.17 -0.08 15.46 4.18 -0.08 15.99 4.19 -0.08 16.51 4.20 -0.08 17.05 4.21 -0.08 17.59 4.22 -0.08 18.14 4.23 -0.08 18.69 4.24 -0.07 19.25 4.25 -0.07 19.82 4.26 -0.07 20.39 4.27 -0.07 20.96 4.28 -0.07 21.54 4.29 -0.07 22.13 4.30 -0.07 22.73 4.31 -0.07 23.33 4.32 -0.06 23.93 4.33 -0.06 24.54 4.34 -0.06 25.16 4.35 -0.06 25.78 4.36 -0.06 26.41 4.37 -0.06 27.04 4.38 -0.06 27.67 4.39 -0.05 28.32 4.40 -0.05 28.97 4.41 -0.05 29.62 4.42 -0.05 30.28 4.43 -0.05 30.94 4.44 -0.05 31.61 4.45 -0.05 32.28 4.46 -0.05 32.96 4.47 -0.04 33.65 4.48 -0.04 34.34 4.49 -0.04 35.03 4.50 -0.04 35.73 4.51 -0.04 36.43 4.52 -0.04 37.14 4.53 -0.04 37.86 4.54 -0.03 38.57 4.55 -0.03 39.30 4.56 -0.03 40.03 4.57 -0.03 40.76 4.58 -0.03 41.50 4.59 -0.03 42.24 4.60 -0.03 42.99 4.61 -0.03 43.74 4.62 -0.02 44.49 4.63 -0.02 45.26 4.64 -0.02 46.02 4.65 -0.02 46.79 4.66 -0.02 47.57 4.67 -0.02 48.35 4.68 -0.02 49.13 4.69 -0.01 49.92 4.70 -0.01 50.71 4.71 -0.01 51.51 4.72 -0.01 52.31 4.73 -0.01 53.12 4.74 -0.01 53.93 4.75 -0.01 54.74 4.76 -0.01 55.56 4.77 0.00 56.39 4.78 0.00 57.21 4.79 0.00 58.05 4.80 0.00 58.88 4.81 0.00 59.62 4.82 0.00 60.37 4.83 0.00 61.12 4.84 0.00 61.87 4.85 0.00 62.62 4.86 0.00 63.38 4.87 0.00 64.14 4.88 0.00 64.91 4.89 0.00 65.68 4.90 0.00 66.45 4.91 0.00 67.22 4.92 0.00 68.00 4.93 0.00 68.78 4.94 0.00 69.56 4.95 0.00 70.35 4.96 0.00 71.14 4.97 0.00 71.93 4.98 0.00 72.73 4.99 0.00 73.53 5.00 0.00 74.33 5.01 0.00 75.14 5.02 0.00 75.95 5.03 0.00 76.76 5.04 0.00 77.57 5.05 0.00 78.39 5.06 0.00 79.21 5.07 0.00 80.04 5.08 0.00 80.86 5.09 0.00 81.69 5.10 0.00 82.53 5.11 0.00 83.36 5.12 0.00 84.20 5.13 0.00 85.05 5.14 0.00 85.89 5.15 0.00 86.74 5.16 0.00 87.59 5.17 0.00 88.45 5.18 0.00 89.30 5.19 0.00 90.16 5.20 0.00 91.03 5.21 0.00 91.89 5.22 0.00 92.76 5.23 0.00 93.63 5.24 0.00 94.51 5.25 0.00 95.39 5.26 0.00 96.27 5.27 0.00 97.15 5.28 0.00 98.04 5.29 0.00 98.93 5.30 0.00 99.82 5.31 0.00 100.72 5.32 0.00 101.61 5.33 0.00 102.51 5.34 0.00 103.42 5.35 0.00 104.32 5.36 0.00 105.23 5.37 0.00 106.15 5.38 0.00 107.06 5.39 0.00 107.98 5.40 0.00 108.90 5.41 0.00 109.82 5.42 0.00 110.75 5.43 0.00 111.68 5.44 0.00 112.61 5.45 0.00 113.55 5.46 0.00 114.48 5.47 0.00 115.42 5.48 0.00 116.37 5.49 0.00 117.31 5.50 0.00 118.26 5.51 0.00 119.21 5.52 0.00 120.17 5.53 0.00 121.12 5.54 0.00 122.08 5.55 0.00 123.04 5.56 0.00 124.01 5.57 0.00 124.98 5.58 0.00 125.95 5.59 0.00 126.92 5.60 0.00 127.89 5.61 0.00 128.87 5.62 0.00 129.85 5.63 0.00 130.84 5.64 0.00 131.82 5.65 0.00 132.81 5.66 0.00 133.80 5.67 0.00 134.80 5.68 0.00 135.79 5.69 0.00 136.79 5.70 0.00 137.79 5.71 0.00 138.80 5.72 0.00 139.81 5.73 0.00 140.82 5.74 0.00 141.83 5.75 0.00 142.84 5.76 0.00 143.86 5.77 0.00 144.88 5.78 0.00 145.90 5.79 0.00 146.93 5.80 0.00 147.96 5.81 0.00 148.99 5.82 0.00 150.02 5.83 0.00 151.05 5.84 0.00 152.09 5.85 0.00 153.13 5.86 0.00 154.18 5.87 0.00 155.22 5.88 0.00 156.27 5.89 0.00 157.32 5.90 0.00 158.37 5.91 0.00 159.43 5.92 0.00 160.49 5.93 0.00 161.55 5.94 0.00 162.61 5.95 0.00 163.68 5.96 0.00 164.75 5.97 0.00 165.82 5.98 0.00 166.89 5.99 0.00 167.97 6.00 0.00 169.04 6.01 0.00 170.12 6.02 0.00 171.21 6.03 0.00 172.29 6.04 0.00 173.38 6.05 0.00 174.47 6.06 0.00 175.56 6.07 0.00 176.66 6.08 0.00 177.76 6.09 0.00 178.86 6.10 0.00 179.96 6.11 0.00 181.07 6.12 0.00 182.17 6.13 0.00 183.28 6.14 0.00 184.40 6.15 0.00 185.51 6.16 0.00 186.63 6.17 0.00 187.75 6.18 0.00 188.87 6.19 0.00 189.99 6.20 0.00 191.12 6.21 0.00 192.25 6.22 0.00 193.38 6.23 0.00 194.51 6.24 0.00 195.65 6.25 0.00 196.79 6.26 0.00 197.93 6.27 0.00 199.07 6.28 0.00 200.22 6.29 0.00 201.37 6.30 0.00 202.52 6.31 0.00 203.67 6.32 0.00 204.83 6.33 0.00 205.98 6.34 0.00 207.14 6.35 0.00 208.30 6.36 0.00 209.47 6.37 0.00 210.64 6.38 0.00 211.80 6.39 0.00 212.98 6.40 0.00 214.15 6.41 0.00 215.33 6.42 0.00 216.50 6.43 0.00 217.68 6.44 0.00 218.87 6.45 0.00 220.05 6.46 0.00 221.24 6.47 0.00 222.43 6.48 0.00 223.62 6.49 0.00 224.82 6.50 0.00 226.01 6.51 0.00 227.21 6.52 0.00 228.41 6.53 0.00 229.62 6.54 0.00 230.82 6.55 0.00 232.03 6.56 0.00 233.24 6.57 0.00 234.45 6.58 0.00 235.67 6.59 0.00 236.88 6.60 0.00 238.10 6.61 0.00 239.32 6.62 0.00 240.55 6.63 0.00 241.77 6.64 0.00 243.00 6.65 0.00 244.23 6.66 0.00 245.47 6.67 0.00 246.70 6.68 0.00 247.94 6.69 0.00 249.18 6.70 0.00 250.42 6.71 0.00 251.66 6.72 0.00 252.91 6.73 0.00 254.16 6.74 0.00 255.41 6.75 0.00 256.66 6.76 0.00 257.91 6.77 0.00 259.17 6.78 0.00 260.43 6.79 0.00 261.69 6.80 0.00 262.95 6.81 0.00 264.22 6.82 0.00 265.49 6.83 0.00 266.76 6.84 0.00 268.03 6.85 0.00 269.30 6.86 0.00 270.58 6.87 0.00 271.86 6.88 0.00 273.14 6.89 0.00 274.42 6.90 0.00 275.71 6.91 0.00 276.99 6.92 0.00 278.28 6.93 0.00 279.57 6.94 0.00 280.87 6.95 0.00 282.16 6.96 0.00 283.46 6.97 0.00 284.76 6.98 0.00 286.06 6.99 0.00 287.37 7.00 0.00 288.67 7.01 0.00 289.98 7.02 0.00 291.29 7.03 0.00 292.61 7.04 0.00 293.92 7.05 0.00 295.24 7.06 0.00 296.56 7.07 0.00 297.88 7.08 0.00 299.20 7.09 0.00 300.53 7.10 0.00 301.85 7.11 0.00 303.18 7.12 0.00 304.52 7.13 0.00 305.85 7.14 0.00 307.18 7.15 0.00 308.52 7.16 0.00 309.86 7.17 0.00 311.20 *