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USGS 06040000 Madison River near Cameron MT

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Flood Tracking - Stage Flood Tracking - Discharge Gage-height Corrections Base Rating Shifted Rating
(About shift-adjusted ratings).
Station operated by the USGS Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center. Funding for the discharge and gage height records are provided by the Madison Conservation District, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, and USGS Cooperative Matching Funds program. Funding for the water temperature record is provided by the Madison River Foundation
The elevation of zero gage height has been determined to be 5,145.23 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988, add 5,145.23 feet to gage height values.
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This station managed by the Helena Field Unit.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
2011-10-01  2026-07-19
2011-03-16  2026-07-19
2011-02-01  2026-07-19
2026-04-20  2026-07-19







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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
Most recent instantaneous value: 21.1 07-19-2026   22:15 MDT
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 1300 07-19-2026   22:15 MDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Jul 20 based on 29 water years of record more
Min
(1961)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Jul 20		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2011)
860 1170 1300 1400 1410 1590 2810

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 2.47 07-19-2026   22:15 MDT
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter
Most recent instantaneous value: 6.2 07-19-2026   22:15 MDT
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