USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
06077500 SMITH RIVER NEAR EDEN, MT
LOCATION - Lat 47°11'21.45", long 111°23'10.46" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.32, T.17 N., R.3 E., Cascade County, MT, Hydrologic Unit 10030103, on left bank 0.5 mi upstream from Clark Creek, 2.6 mi upstream from Hound Creek. 7.7 mi southwest of Eden, and at river mile 27.0.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,588 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - The maximum gage height and gage height associated with peak discharge for water year 2017 were revised on August 2, 2021, based on reanalysis of data.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 1951 to September 1969, March 2006 to September 2010 (seasonal records only), October 2010 to June 2017, April 2018 to current year (seasonal records only).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 3,500 ft, referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988. April 1951 to September 1969, water-stage recorder at present site at datum approximately 2.0 ft lower.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: April 2008 to October 2008; October 2010 to June 2017 (seasonal records only, discontinued).
INSTRUMENTATION - Water temperature recorder was installed in Feburary 2008.