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USGS 06018500 Beaverhead River near Twin Bridges MT

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 45°23'00.20",   Longitude 112°27'10.19"   NAD83
Madison County, Montana, Hydrologic Unit 10020002
Drainage area: 3,618 square miles
Datum of gage: 4,809.15 feet above   NGVD29.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1995-10-01  2025-11-03  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1999-10-01  2004-09-29  5095 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1935-08-21  2025-11-02  29660 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2010-06-05  2010-10-31  135 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1962-07-17  1974-09-29  4450 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1962-07-01  1974-09-29  4474 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1999-10-01  2003-09-30 1454 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1935-08-21  2025-04-13 29457 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2010-06-05  2010-10-31 135 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1962-07-17  1974-09-29 4450 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1962-07-01  1974-09-29 4474 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1999-10  2003-09  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1935-08  2025-04  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2010-06  2010-10  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1962-07  1974-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1962-07  1974-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2000  2003  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1935  2025  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2010  2011  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1962  1974  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1962  1974  
 Peak streamflow 1936-08-12  2024-04-14  88 
 Field measurements 1925-05-02  2025-08-06  471 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1962-07-18  2013-08-28  705 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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