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USGS 06025500 Big Hole River near Melrose MT

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 45°31'35.69",   Longitude 112°42'06.21"   NAD83
Madison County, Montana, Hydrologic Unit 10020004
Drainage area: 2,472 square miles
Datum of gage: 5,032.87 feet above   NGVD29.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1994-10-01  2025-10-15  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1995-10-01  2025-10-14  25075 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1923-10-01  2025-10-13  37269 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1957-04-17  1964-09-29  1521 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1957-04-16  1964-09-29  1580 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1995-10-01  2024-11-30 8123 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1923-10-01  2025-04-17 37090 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1957-04-17  1964-09-29 1521 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1957-04-16  1964-09-29 1580 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1995-10  2024-11  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1923-10  2025-04  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1957-04  1964-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1957-04  1964-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1996  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1924  2025  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1957  1964  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1957  1964  
 Peak streamflow 1924-05-19  2024-04-05  100 
 Field measurements 1948-05-27  2025-08-04  464 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1960-08-01  2013-09-10  397 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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