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USGS 12355500 N F Flathead River nr Columbia Falls MT

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 48°29'44.87",   Longitude 114°07'36.35"   NAD83
Flathead County, Montana, Hydrologic Unit 17010206
Drainage area: 1,556 square miles
Datum of gage: 3,145.59 feet above   NGVD29.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1995-10-01  2025-11-07  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1996-01-12  2025-11-07  22914 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1910-10-01  2025-11-06  36839 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1975-10-01  1980-02-29  1087 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1975-10-01  1978-11-20  1147 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1975-10-01  1978-11-20  1147 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1996-01-12  2024-10-30 7421 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1910-10-01  2025-03-03 36593 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1975-10-01  1978-11-20 1147 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1975-10-01  1978-11-20 1147 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1996-01  2024-10  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1910-10  2025-03  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1975-10  1978-11  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1975-10  1978-11  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1996  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1911  2025  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1976  1979  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1976  1979  
 Peak streamflow 1911-06-14  2024-05-18  103 
 Field measurements 1962-04-25  2025-08-05  574 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1970-05-14  2013-09-09  295 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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