HCDN: Streamflow Data Set, 1874 - 1988
By J.R. Slack, Alan M. Lumb, and Jurate Maciunas Landwehr
USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4076


Station 06077000 SHEEP CREEK NEAR WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS MT


Description, qualifying comments, and acceptable water years.

Drainage area is 42.8 sq.mi.                            Datum is 5820.00 ft.
Located in hydrologic unit 10030103 at Latitude: 46:46:05N  Longitude: 110:48:33W
Station is in the state of MT (county code 059) and serviced by the MT office.
Channel slope is 85.40 feet/mile
Stream length is 10.90 miles
Mean basin elevation is 6910.00 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum
Percent of contributing drainage area covered by 
   Storage: 0.00%     Lakes: 0.00%        Forests: 95.50%     Glaciers: N.A.%
Soil infiltration index is 4.50 inches
Annual precipitation is 30.00 inches
Precipitation intensity is 1.90 inches/24 hour (expected on the average once each two years)
January minimum temperature is 8.00 degrees Fahrenheit

Daily and longer averages for 31 water years are acceptable (all years except partial years).
A water year with acceptable data is indicated by an asterisk in the time line, which spans 1874 through 1988.

                                                   Water year
1     1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1       1
8     8         8         9         9         9         9         9         9         9         9         9       9
7     8         9         0         1         2         3         4         5         6         7         8       8
4-----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5--8
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The streamflow data Daily values, monthly mean values, and yearly mean values of streamflow data are available in tablular form. Select the desired option from the list below.

The data tables do not have column heading for ease of reading into statistical programs. For a detailed description of the format of the data tables, select the corresponding file from the list below.

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