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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1967-11-01 2010-12-14
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1960-08-05 1972-09-01
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1960-08-05 1972-09-01
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1960-08-05 1972-06-23
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1960-08-05 1972-09-01
Nutrient Water-quality 1960-08-05 1972-09-01
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1940-08-01 2024-11-08
Sediment Daily Values, Water-quality 1960-08-01 2010-12-14
n/a Peak Measurements 1942-05-28 2024-06-11
n/a Site Visits 1985-08-21 2024-10-03
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2024-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 06026500 is associated with a Stream in Madison County, Montana. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Temperature are available. Water data back to 1940 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
06026500 n/a
Site name
Jefferson River near Twin Bridges MT n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 453647.82 n/a
DMS longitude 1121945.83 n/a
Decimal latitude 45.6132833 n/a
Decimal longitude -112.3293972 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .1 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS). 1
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Montana 30
State
Montana 30
County
Madison County 057
Country US n/a
Land net location description NWSWSES34 T02S R06W P n/a
Name of location map TWIN BRIDGES n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 4560 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Interpolated from topographic map. M
Altitude accuracy 1 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
10020005
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
7616 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation MST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
n/a
Data-other GW files NYNNNNNN n/a
National aquifer n/a
Local aquifer n/a
Local aquifer type
n/a
Well depth n/a
Hole depth
n/a
Source of depth data n/a
Project number n/a

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