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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1988-03-28 2005-09-15
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1993-05-27 1993-08-18
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1988-03-28 2005-09-15
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1988-03-28 1995-08-09
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1993-04-08 2005-09-15
Organics, other Water-quality 2004-09-14 2005-09-15
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1951-11-26 2024-12-04
Sediment Water-quality 1993-04-08 2005-09-15
n/a Peak Measurements 1952-06-07 2024-06-08
n/a Site Visits 1965-08-04 2024-10-08
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2011-01-01 2024-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 06040000 is associated with a Stream in Madison County, Montana. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Temperature are available. Water data back to 1951 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
06040000 n/a
Site name
Madison River near Cameron MT n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 451359.28 n/a
DMS longitude 1114505.88 n/a
Decimal latitude 45.2331333 n/a
Decimal longitude -111.7516333 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 SESESWS08 T07S R01W M n/a
Name of location map VARNEY n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 5135 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
10020007
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
1728 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
Data have been checked by the reporting agency. C
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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Madison Conservation District
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Madison River Foundation
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Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
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Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
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USGS - Cooperative Matching Funds