Water quality records at this station are operated seasonally during ice free conditions (approximately March - October)

Station will be temporarily discontinued in November 2027 due to construction activities near the gage. If you have any questions, please contact Cheryl Miller (cemiller@usgs.gov)

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Continuous data

5 data types available - data from 2020-06-11 to 2026-10-09

Daily data

4 data types available - data from 2020-06-12 to 2026-10-08

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 2020-06-11 to 2026-09-16

Discrete sample data

64 Observed properties (data types) available - data from 2020-07-13 to 2026-07-14

49 Sampling activities

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2 data types available - data from 2021-08-02 to 2024-03-20

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4 data types available - data from 2020-06-12 to 2026-10-07

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	12323242	n/a
Location name	Silver Bow Creek at Montana Street, at Butte, MT	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	45.9957277777778	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-112.538761111111	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from digital map	N
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - .5 sec (PLGR/PPS GPS).	5
District	Montana	30
State	Montana	30
County	Silver Bow County	093
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	5449 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model	N
Altitude accuracy	10 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Upper Clark Fork	17010201
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	116 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

Monitoring location Silver Bow Creek at Montana Street, at Butte, MT - USGS-12323242