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Water-Year Summary for Site 06131200

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00060 Discharge(Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
06131200 NELSON CREEK NEAR VAN NORMAN, MT
LOCATION - Lat 47°32'11.74", long 106°09'12.43" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.36, T.21 N., R.43 E., McCone County, MT, Hydrologic Unit 10040104, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 24, 1.5 mi upstream from Fort Peck Lake, and 19 mi northeast of Van Norman.
DRAINAGE AREA - 110 mi².  
REVISIONS HISTORY -

WDR MT-2013: Drainage area.

Measurement on Nov. 8, 2021 was determined to not be relative to the stage discharge relationship; the flow did not reach the control and was below the GZF.

The estimated discharge from Nov. 7-18, 2021 was determined to be zero flow.  

The mean gage height for measurement #202 (July 17, 2023) was changed from 2.11 ft to 2.09 ft on Feb. 20, 2024 due to change in gage height correction.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1975 to September 1985, February 2000 to September 2004, October 2006 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 2,300 ft, referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
REMARKS - Diversions for irrigation occur upstream from station.