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USGS 12372000 Flathead River near Polson MT

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 47°40'49.03",   Longitude 114°14'48.22"   NAD83
Lake County, Montana, Hydrologic Unit 17010212
Drainage area: 7,079 square miles
Datum of gage: 2,692.7 feet above   NGVD29.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1985-10-01  2025-11-07  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1977-06-27  1983-10-05  6465 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1907-08-01  2025-11-06  43044 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1977-06-27  1983-10-05 2154 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1907-08-01  2025-04-16 42842 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1977-06  1983-10  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1907-08  2025-04  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1977  1984  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1907  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1894-06  2024-06-14  118 
 Field measurements 1941-03-09  2025-08-07  514 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1982-12-01  2013-09-10  101 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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