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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	06098100	n/a
Location name	Birch Creek near Valier MT	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	48.3582444444444	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-112.338333333333	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	Pondera County	073
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	3561 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model	N
Altitude accuracy	5 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Two Medicine	10030201
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	472 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