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The elevation of zero gage height has been determined to be 3,551.08 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988 add 3,551.08 feet to gage height values.

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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1996-03-18 2010-08-31
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1996-03-18 1997-12-02
Nutrient Water-quality 1996-03-18 1997-12-02
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1966-03-29 2024-11-21
Sediment Water-quality 1996-03-18 2010-08-31
n/a Peak Measurements 1964-06-09 2023-06-10
n/a Site Visits 1964-06-09 2024-07-10
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
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Monitoring location 06085800 is associated with a Stream in Cascade County, Montana. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Temperature are available. Water data back to 1964 are available online.

The elevation of zero gage height has been determined to be 3,551.08 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988 add 3,551.08 feet to gage height values.
Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
06085800 n/a
Site name
Sun River at Simms MT n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 473005.86 n/a
DMS longitude 1115554.89 n/a
Decimal latitude 47.50162778 n/a
Decimal longitude -111.9319139 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
Cascade County 013
Country US n/a
Land net location description NWNWSES12 T20N R03W P n/a
Name of location map FAIRFIELD n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 3551.08 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System Y
Altitude accuracy .17 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
10030104
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
1296 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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