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Latitude 48°21'20.17",   Longitude 115°18'52.74"   NAD83

Lincoln County, Montana, Hydrologic Unit 17010102

Drainage area: 842 square miles

Datum of gage: 2,134.1 feet above   NGVD29.

AVAILABLE DATA:

Data Type	Begin Date	End Date	Count
Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)	1989-10-01	2026-01-18
Daily Data
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	1967-09-01	1985-10-03	14674
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1967-10-01	2026-01-17	21294
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1967-10-01	1976-01-31	3045
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1967-10-01	1976-01-31	3045
Daily Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	1978-06-01	1985-10-03	2417
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1967-10-01	2025-05-28	21060
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1967-10-01	1976-01-31	3045
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1967-10-01	1976-01-31	3045
Monthly Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	1978-06	1985-10
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1967-10	2025-05
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1967-10	1976-01
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1967-10	1976-01
Annual Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	1978	1986
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1968	2025
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1968	1976
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1968	1976
Peak streamflow	1948-05-22	2024-05-13	57
Field measurements	1948-05-01	2025-12-12	490
Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP)	1967-06-27	2023-09-13	369
Water-Year Summary	2006	2024	19
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