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Water-Year Summary for Site 06208500

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Available Parameters
00060 Discharge(Mean)  
00060 Discharge(Mean) [Adjusted for White Horse Canal]  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
06208500 CLARKS FORK YELLOWSTONE RIVER AT EDGAR, MT
LOCATION - Lat 45°27'56.57", long 108°50'38.78" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.23, T.4 S., R.23 E., Carbon County, MT, Hydrologic Unit 10070006, on right bank 400 ft downstream from county bridge, 0.5 mi east of Edgar, 6 mi upstream from Rock Creek, and at river mile 22.1.
DRAINAGE AREA - 2,034 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - Water Supply Paper (WSP) 1509: 1924; 1932, maximum discharge. WSP 1729: Drainage area. Water Data Report MT-04-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1921 to September 1969, October 1986 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 3,460 ft, referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to Aug. 31, 1953, nonrecording gage located at same site and elevation.
REMARKS - Diversions for irrigation occur downstream from the station. In addition, lands upstream from the station are irrigated by diversions from the adjoining Rock Creek basin. Discharge values and summary statistics prior to October 2016 have the diversions of daily mean discharge to White Horse Canal subtracted. Daily values with White Horse Canal subtracted continue to be available in the [Adjusted for White Horse Canal] parameter.