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USGS 06037500 Madison River near West Yellowstone, MT

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 44°39'25.46",   Longitude 111°04'04.67"   NAD83
Gallatin County, Montana, Hydrologic Unit 10020007
Drainage area: 438 square miles
Datum of gage: 6,650 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1994-10-01  2025-11-03  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1983-07-22  2025-11-02  15356 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1913-07-01  2025-11-02  36254 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1983-07-22  2018-10-10  7669 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1983-07-22  2025-05-27 4942 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1913-07-01  2025-05-27 36095 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1983-07-22  2018-10-10 2554 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1983-07  2025-05  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1913-07  2025-05  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1983-07  2018-10  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1983  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1913  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1983  2019  
 Peak streamflow 1914-05-21  2024-06-04  98 
 Field measurements 1956-05-24  2025-08-26  304 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1971-03-05  2013-09-17  302 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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