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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1985-08-07 2010-10-12
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1965-09-02 1965-09-02
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1965-09-02 1965-09-02
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1965-09-02 1965-09-02
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1965-09-02 1965-09-02
Nutrient Water-quality 1965-09-02 1965-09-02
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1940-08-21 2024-11-21
Sediment Water-quality 1965-09-02 2010-10-12
n/a Peak Measurements 1942-06-12 2024-06-11
n/a Site Visits 1972-03-30 2024-10-04
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2008-01-01 2024-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 06023000 is associated with a Stream in Madison County, Montana. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Temperature are available. Water data back to 1940 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
06023000 n/a
Site name
Ruby River near Twin Bridges MT n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 453024.89 n/a
DMS longitude 1121951.20 n/a
Decimal latitude 45.50691389 n/a
Decimal longitude -112.3308889 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .1 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS). 1
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Montana 30
State
Montana 30
County
Madison County 057
Country US n/a
Land net location description SENENWS10 T4S R6W P n/a
Name of location map n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 4670 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Interpolated from topographic map. M
Altitude accuracy 10 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
10020003
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
970 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation MST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
n/a
Data-other GW files NYNNNNNN n/a
National aquifer n/a
Local aquifer n/a
Local aquifer type
n/a
Well depth n/a
Hole depth
n/a
Source of depth data n/a
Project number n/a

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