USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
06006000 RED ROCK CREEK ABOVE LAKES, NEAR LAKEVIEW, MT
LOCATION - Lat 44°36'56.85", long 111°37'32.41" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.17, T.14 S., R.1 E., Beaverhead County, MT, Hydrologic Unit 10020001, on right bank 0.2 mi downstream from Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge boundary, 9.1 mi east of Lakeview, and at river mile 2,602.2.
DRAINAGE AREA - 37.3 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR MT-2013: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1997 to current year (seasonal records only).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 6,670 ft, referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height from crest-stage gage at miscellaneous site downstream.
Minimum gage height result of upstream freezeup.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE (seasonal records): April 2016 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water temperature probe was installed April 26, 2016.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
WATER TEMPERATURE (seasonal records): Maximum, 19.4°C, July 22, 2016; minimum, 0.1°C, April 12, 2020.