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USGS 06019500 Ruby River above reservoir near Alder, MT

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 45°11'32.35",   Longitude 112°08'34.14"   NAD83
Madison County, Montana, Hydrologic Unit 10020003
Drainage area: 534 square miles
Datum of gage: 5,400 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1990-10-01  2025-11-05  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1938-05-01  2025-11-04  31845 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1938-05-01  2025-04-15 31642 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1938-05  2025-04  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1938  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1939-05-05  2024-06-10  86 
 Field measurements 1960-05-13  2025-08-07  470 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1982-06-28  2013-08-27  291 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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