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	00060 Discharge(Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00931 SAR, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)

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Water year 2024: 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

06299980 TONGUE RIVER AT MONARCH, WY

LOCATION - Lat 44°54'01", long 107°01'13" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.20, T.57 N., R.84 W., Sheridan County, WY, Hydrologic Unit 10090101, on right bank at county bridge, 0.4 mi downstream from South Dry Creek, and 0.9 mi east of Monarch.

DRAINAGE AREA - 478 mi².

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - May 2004 to June 2018 (discontinued).

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 3,620 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. U.S. Geological Survey data collection platform with satellite telemetry at station.

REMARKS -

10-01-2017 to 06-30-2018: records are good, except estimated records are poor.
11-09-2016 to 09-30-2017: records are good, except estimated records are poor.
10-29-2015 to 11-08-2016: records are good, except estimated records are poor.
10-29-2015 to 11-08-2016: records are good, except estimated records are poor.
10-01-2014 to 10-28-2015: records are good, except estimated records are poor.
10-01-2013 to 09-30-2014: records are good, except estimated records are poor.

Numerous diversions for irrigation upstream from station.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Discrete samples for water years 1974-80, 1982-83, 2004 to June 2018 (discontinued).

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: 2004 to 2007 and 2009 to June 2018, seasonal records only (discontinued).

INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor for specific conductance.

REMARKS - 10-01-2013 to 10-31-2013 and 03-19-2014 to 06-30-2014: Specific conductance records are excellent except for May 8-14, which are poor. Quality of water data were collected and are available at http://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/qw.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 835 microsiemens per centimeter at 25°C (uS/cm), April 27, 2011; minimum recorded, 146 uS/cm, May 24, 2005.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 581 uS/cm, April 24; minimum recorded, 165 uS/cm, June 11.