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2 data types available - data from 2005-05-16 to 2026-09-10

1 data types available - data from 1918-04-01 to 2026-09-09

2 data types available - data from 2005-05-11 to 2026-07-31

4 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 2008-04-02 to 2013-07-31

31 Sampling activities

2 data types available - with data from 1912-04-06 to 2025-03-05

1 data types available - data from 1918-04-01 to 2026-09-09

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	06167500	n/a
Location name	Beaver Creek near Hinsdale MT	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	48.4203111111111	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-107.171138888889	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from digital map	N
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - .1 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS).	1
District	Montana	30
State	Montana	30
County	Valley County	105
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	2130 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	Beaver	10050014
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	1804.89 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	1678 square miles	n/a
Time zone abbreviation	MST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	Y	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