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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 2007-05-14 2008-06-11
Information Water-quality 1948-12-16 2008-07-16
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1948-12-16 2018-09-10
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1948-12-16 2008-07-16
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1948-12-16 1949-06-16
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1948-12-16 1950-07-15
Nutrient Water-quality 1948-12-16 2008-07-16
Organics, other Water-quality 2007-05-14 2008-06-11
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1911-02-01 2024-11-21
Sediment Water-quality 2007-03-26 2008-07-16
n/a Peak Measurements 1911-06-13 2023-05-16
n/a Site Visits 1906-09-25 2024-09-26
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 12362500 is associated with a Stream in Flathead County, Montana. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Temperature are available. Water data back to 1906 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
12362500 n/a
Site name
S F Flathead River nr Columbia Falls MT n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 482123.68 n/a
DMS longitude 1140216.29 n/a
Decimal latitude 48.35657778 n/a
Decimal longitude -114.0378583 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
Flathead County 029
Country US n/a
Land net location description SWSESWS16 T30N R19W P n/a
Name of location map DORIS MOUNTAIN n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 3040 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Interpolated from topographic map. M
Altitude accuracy 1 feet n/a
Altitude datum
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit
17010209
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
1668 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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