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USGS 06295000 Yellowstone River at Forsyth MT

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 46°15'59.89",   Longitude 106°41'28.69"   NAD83
Rosebud County, Montana, Hydrologic Unit 10100001
Drainage area: 40,152 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 39,460 square miles,
Datum of gage: 2,504.62 feet above   NGVD29.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1994-10-01  2026-01-19  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1921-05-15  2026-01-18  18220 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1978-03-15  1981-09-29  1058 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1978-03-15  1981-09-29  1058 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1921-05-15  2025-03-11 17907 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1978-03-15  1981-09-29 1058 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1978-03-15  1981-09-29 1058 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1921-05  2025-03  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1978-03  1981-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1978-03  1981-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1921  2025  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1978  1981  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1978  1981  
 Peak streamflow 1921-06-21  2024-06-12  50 
 Field measurements 1974-04-02  2025-11-20  303 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1953-11-24  2013-05-21  390 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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OPERATION:
Record for this site is maintained by the USGS Montana Water Science Center
Email questions about this site to Montana Water Science Center Water-Data Inquiries