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USGS Daily Statistics for Montana

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USGS 06326500 Powder River near Locate MT


Custer County, Montana
Hydrologic Unit Code 10090209
Latitude  46°25'45.97", Longitude 105°18'37.19" NAD83
Drainage area 13,060  square miles
Gage datum 2,384.7 feet above NGVD29
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00060, Discharge, cubic feet per second,
Day of
month		 Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s   (Calculation Period 1938-10-01 -> 2025-09-30)

Calculation period restricted by USGS staff due to special conditions at/near site
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 145 166 624 1,080 783 1,580 980 277 167 175 249 182
2 145 174 654 953 768 1,600 925 262 168 213 257 175
3 148 188 700 1,020 771 1,570 951 266 165 285 263 179
4 155 190 785 1,040 789 1,610 992 252 171 269 261 171
5 157 192 961 802 794 1,620 853 253 153 261 256 170
6 152 196 963 691 879 1,670 802 219 169 258 260 168
7 151 203 907 670 999 1,810 763 225 174 224 264 163
8 148 223 895 642 989 1,800 752 236 169 224 258 160
9 147 221 862 624 1,020 1,790 679 201 144 226 266 159
10 144 221 897 609 1,170 1,710 643 188 136 259 251 158
11 142 224 939 628 1,160 1,680 598 175 142 240 238 154
12 142 234 1,000 626 1,070 1,680 568 176 136 233 242 154
13 144 257 1,040 642 1,110 1,730 545 193 141 228 237 174
14 144 309 1,060 660 1,080 1,660 542 208 130 226 237 154
15 141 476 1,070 628 1,040 1,650 606 191 147 223 237 160
16 140 557 1,170 649 1,010 1,580 530 172 157 224 236 154
17 143 600 1,130 655 1,010 1,710 464 196 143 237 232 151
18 148 644 1,320 629 1,040 1,910 453 197 148 247 231 149
19 154 742 1,550 657 1,100 2,070 451 170 151 256 226 147
20 153 564 1,850 663 1,240 2,010 422 151 152 274 219 150
21 156 530 1,980 644 1,510 1,680 397 147 142 307 212 152
22 161 531 2,080 643 1,590 1,610 356 133 148 295 206 152
23 161 496 1,950 636 1,480 1,570 311 170 145 272 198 153
24 163 483 1,720 661 1,420 1,540 293 216 139 253 199 151
25 166 494 1,470 673 1,540 1,480 281 192 161 245 199 153
26 167 513 1,260 671 1,540 1,390 291 166 172 260 199 152
27 163 543 1,120 675 1,500 1,310 364 166 173 261 190 152
28 163 562 1,050 705 1,540 1,230 360 160 177 259 192 151
29 162 994 1,070 733 1,600 1,160 344 160 171 258 190 149
30 165   1,090 763 1,680 1,050 332 161 167 254 185 148
31 164   964   1,650   298 156   248   147