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USGS 06036650 Jefferson River near Three Forks MT

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 45°53'49.69",   Longitude 111°35'44.42"   NAD83
Broadwater County, Montana, Hydrologic Unit 10020005
Drainage area: 9,558 square miles
Datum of gage: 4,079.50 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1995-10-01  2026-01-20  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1999-10-01  2026-01-19  9893 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1978-10-01  2026-01-19  16912 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1999-10-01  2025-07-21 3115 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1978-10-01  2025-06-02 16681 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1999-10  2025-07  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1978-10  2025-06  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2000  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1979  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1979-05-29  2024-04-06  46 
 Field measurements 1978-06-12  2025-11-25  474 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1982-10-21  2013-08-28  356 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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