USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
12301300 TOBACCO RIVER NEAR EUREKA, MT
LOCATION - Lat 48°53'36.93", long 115°05'16.27" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.09, T.36 N., R.27 W., Lincoln County, MT, Hydrologic Unit 17010101, on right bank 0.2 mi upstream from Indian Creek, 1.8 mi northwest of Eureka, and 2.8 mi upstream from Lake Koocanusa flow line.
DRAINAGE AREA - 419 mi². revised.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR MT-2013: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1958 to November 2016. Discontinued.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 2,518.85 ft, referenced to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of about May 22, 1948, reached a discharge of 2,810 ft³/s, from slope-area measurement of peak flow at site 1.5 mi downstream.