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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1974-10-02 1981-09-14
Information Water-quality 1974-10-02 2005-08-15
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1974-10-02 1991-09-04
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1974-10-02 1991-09-06
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1974-12-04 1991-09-06
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1974-12-04 1991-09-04
Microbiological Water-quality 1974-10-02 1985-09-23
Nutrient Water-quality 1974-10-02 1991-09-04
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1976-11-18 1982-06-29
Organics, other Water-quality 1974-12-04 1982-06-29
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1975-03-24 1982-06-29
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1935-03-01 2024-11-08
Population/Community Water-quality 1974-10-02 1981-09-14
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1980-10-30 1981-07-23
Sediment Daily Values, Water-quality 1962-03-26 1991-09-04
n/a Peak Measurements 1935-06-16 2023-06-11
n/a Site Visits 1964-06-12 2024-09-16
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 06109500 is associated with a Stream in Chouteau County, Montana. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1935 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
06109500 n/a
Site name
Missouri River at Virgelle MT n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 480013.62 n/a
DMS longitude 1101531.76 n/a
Decimal latitude 48.0037833 n/a
Decimal longitude -110.2588222 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
Chouteau County 015
Country US n/a
Land net location description SWSWSES13 T26N R11E P n/a
Name of location map BOGGS ISLAND n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 2507.5 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Level or other surveyed method. L
Altitude accuracy .1 feet n/a
Altitude datum
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit
10040101
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
34000 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 33329 square miles 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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