USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
06024450 BIG HOLE RIVER BELOW BIG LAKE CREEK, AT WISDOM, MT
LOCATION - Lat 45°37'04.68", long 113°27'24.99" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.33, T.2 S., R.15 W., Beaverhead County, MT, Hydrologic Unit 10020004, on downstream side of State Highway 43 bridge, 0.3 mi west of Wisdom, 0.6 mi downstream from Big Lake Creek, and at river mile 116.0.
DRAINAGE AREA - 586 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR-MT-95-1: 1991, maximum discharge.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1988 to current year (seasonal records only).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 6,040 ft, referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: May 1988 to current year (seasonal records only).
INSTRUMENTATION - Water temperature recorder was installed Apr. 27, 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
WATER TEMPERATURE (seasonal records): Maximum recorded, 26.5°C, July 12, 2002; July 22 and 23, 2006;
and July 5, 2007; minimum recorded, -0.2°C many days during winter period.