USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
06073500 DEARBORN RIVER NEAR CRAIG, MT
LOCATION - Lat 47°11'56.49", long 112°05'45.26" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.27, T.17 N., R.4 W., Lewis and Clark County, MT, Hydrologic Unit 10030102, on left bank at upstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 287, 7.0 mi downstream from South Fork Dearborn River, 10.5 mi northwest of Craig, 13.5 mi north of Wolf Creek, and at river mile 19.0.
DRAINAGE AREA - 322 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1945 to September 1969, October 1993 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 3,800 ft, referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Oct. 1, 1945 to Sept. 30, 1946, nonrecording gage; Oct. 1, 1946 to June 9, 1964, water-stage recorder on upstream side of bridge; June 10, 1964 to May 31, 1965, nonrecording gage; June 1, 1965 to Sept. 30 1969, water-stage recorder on downstream side of abandoned bridge 0.2 mi downstream, all at same previous elevation.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August to September 1991, June 1999 to July 2003.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: November 1993 to 2004, seasonal records beginning April 2005 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water temperature recorder was installed Nov. 3, 1993. Most recent water temperature sensor installed Apr. 4, 2012.