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Water temperature at this station is operated seasonally (April 1 - September 30).

Available data

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3 data types available - data from 1995-10-01 to 2026-09-08

4 data types available - data from 1897-05-01 to 2026-09-07

2 data types available - data from 1965-06-12 to 2026-08-06

193 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1965-06-15 to 2018-07-25

640 Sampling activities

2 data types available - with data from 1897-06-01 to 2025-06-02

4 data types available - data from 1897-05-01 to 2026-09-06

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	06192500	n/a
Location name	Yellowstone River near Livingston, MT	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	45.5972111111111	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-110.566497222222	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	Park County	067
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	4542.49 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Level or other surveyed method.	L
Altitude accuracy	0.01 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929	NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Upper Yellowstone	10070002
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	3551 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		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