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DESCRIPTION:

Latitude 45°36'47.82",   Longitude 112°19'45.83"   NAD83

Madison County, Montana, Hydrologic Unit 10020005

Drainage area: 7,616 square miles

Datum of gage: 4,560 feet above   NAVD88.

AVAILABLE DATA:

Data Type	Begin Date	End Date	Count
Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)	1994-10-01	2026-01-24
Daily Data
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	1994-10-01	2026-01-23	8691
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1940-08-01	2026-01-23	18233
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)	2009-06-11	2010-10-23	329
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1960-08-05	1972-09-29	3373
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1960-08-01	1972-09-29	3438
Daily Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	1994-10-01	2025-07-17	2706
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1940-08-01	2025-11-25	18175
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)	2009-06-11	2010-10-23	329
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1960-08-05	1972-09-29	3373
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1960-08-01	1972-09-29	3438
Monthly Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	1994-10	2025-07
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1940-08	2025-11
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)	2009-06	2010-10
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1960-08	1972-09
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1960-08	1972-09
Annual Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	1995	2025
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1940	2026
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)	2009	2011
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1960	1972
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1960	1972
Peak streamflow	1942-05-28	2025-05-14	49
Field measurements	1985-08-21	2025-11-26	296
Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP)	1960-08-05	2013-09-11	475
Water-Year Summary	2006	2025	20
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