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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	06044000	n/a
Location name	Gallatin River near Salesville MT	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	45.5405277777778	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-111.234166666667	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	Gallatin County	031
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	5050 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Interpolated from topographic map.	M
Altitude accuracy	10 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929	NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Gallatin	10020008
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	830 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