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Continuous data

6 data types available - data from 1989-10-01 to 2026-08-22

Daily data

7 data types available - data from 1910-10-01 to 2026-08-21

Field measurements

4 data types available - data from 1967-06-19 to 2026-08-14

Discrete sample data

1010 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1959-10-01 to 2026-07-30

1736 Sampling activities

Peak measurements

2 data types available - with data from 1911-06-22 to 2024-06-14

Statistical tables for select daily data types

8 data types available - data from 1910-10-01 to 2026-08-21

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of zero gage height has been determined to be 1,882.87 feet above NAVD88. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD88, add 1,882.87 feet to gage height values.

Location details and information

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Operated in cooperation with:

Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks

US Army Corps of Engineers - Omaha District

USGS - Cooperative Matching Funds

USGS - Federal Priority Streamgages

USGS - National Water Quality Network

Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	06329500	n/a
Location name	Yellowstone River near Sidney MT	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	47.677413888888886	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-104.15541111111112	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	Richland County	083
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	1882.87 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.1 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Lower Yellowstone	10100004
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	69099 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	68407 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

Monitoring location Yellowstone River near Sidney MT - USGS-06329500