Hydrologic Data for an Investigation of the Smith River Watershed, Montana, Through Water Year 2010
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Prepared in cooperation with Meagher County Conservation District Hydrologic Data for an Investigation of the Smith River Watershed, Montana, through Water Year 2010 Eden M in g C o u le e Hound Creek USGS Streamflow-Gaging Station 06077500 Smith River Tenderfoot Creek Rock Creek Eagle Creek USGS Streamflow-Gaging Station 06077200 Camp Sheep Creek ver C Baker Bea reek Whitetail Creek USGS Streamflow-Gaging r USGS Streamflow-Gaging e Station 06076690 v Ri Fort Station 06076560 ith Logan Sm Benton Gulch Lake Sutherlin NewlanNewlan Creek Reservoir Fourmile Camas Creek Creek ek Cre Willow h North ForkCreek irc B S . g i F B o r k White Sulphur Smith River Springs Open-File Report 2012–1134 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Front cover. Upper right: USGS streamflow-gaging station installation at the Smith River near Eden, Mont., October 2005. Center right: Instream monitoring well near USGS streamflow-gaging station at the Smith River below Newlan Creek, Mont., October 2007. Lower right: Exploration well drilling near White Sulphur Springs, Mont., September 2008. All photographs by Rodney R. Caldwell, U. S. Geological Survey Prepared in cooperation with Meagher County Conservation District Hydrologic Data for an Investigation of the Smith River Watershed, Montana, through Water Year 2010 Open-File Report 2012–1134 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Data for an Investigation of the Smith River Watershed, Montana, through Water Year 2010 By Hannah L. Nilges and Rodney R. Caldwell Prepared in cooperation with Meagher County Conservation District Open-File Report 2012–1134 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior KEN SALAZAR, Secretary U.S. Geological Survey Marcia K. McNutt, Director U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2012 For product and ordering information: World Wide Web: http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS For more information on the USGS—the Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment: World Wide Web: http://www.usgs.gov Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS Suggested citation: Nilges, H.L., and Caldwell, R.R., 2012, Hydrologic data for an investigation of the Smith River Watershed through water year 2010: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012–1134, 41 p. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Although this report is in the public domain, permission must be secured from the individual copyright owners to reproduce any copyrighted material contained within this report. Contents Abstract ......................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Purpose and Scope .................................................................................................................................................... 1 Description of the Study Area .................................................................................................................................... 1 Site-Identification System ........................................................................................................................................... 3 Acknowledgments ...................................................................................................................................................... 5 Methods of Data Collection ............................................................................................................................................ 5 Groundwater .............................................................................................................................................................. 5 Surface Water ............................................................................................................................................................ 7 Streamflow-Gaging Stations ................................................................................................................................... 9 Synoptic and Miscellaneous Streamflow Measurements ...................................................................................... 11 Groundwater and Surface-Water Interaction Monitoring Networks .......................................................................... 15 Groundwater Chemistry and Quality Assurance ...................................................................................................... 19 Hydrologic Data ........................................................................................................................................................... 19 Groundwater-Level Data .......................................................................................................................................... 20 Exploration Well Data ............................................................................................................................................... 20 Surface-Water Monitoring Network .......................................................................................................................... 20 Streamflow Data from Long-term USGS Streamflow-Gaging Stations ................................................................. 20 Streamflow Data from Temporary USGS Streamflow-Gaging Stations ................................................................ 24 Synoptic Streamflow Measurements .................................................................................................................... 26 Miscellaneous Streamflow Measurements ........................................................................................................... 37 Groundwater and Surface-Water Interaction Monitoring Networks .......................................................................... 37 Groundwater Chemistry ........................................................................................................................................... 37 References Cited ......................................................................................................................................................... 40 Appendix – Data Files .................................................................................................................................................. 41 README.TXT ......................................................................................................................................................... link APPENDIX 1.XLS Summary of wells used in the study of the Smith River watershed, Montana ........................ link APPENDIX 2.XLS Groundwater-level data collected primarily by the U.S. Geological Survey, upper Smith River watershed, Montana, 2006—2010 ....................................................................................................... link APPENDIX 3.XLS Groundwater-level data collected primarily by other agencies, upper Smith River watershed, Montana through 2010 .......................................................................................................................... link APPENDIX 4.XLS Lithologic logs and completion data for U.S. Geological Survey exploration wells in the upper Smith River watershed, Montana ........................................................................................................ link APPENDIX 5.XLS Streamflow monitoring sites through water year 2010, Smith River watershed, Montana ...... link APPENDIX 6.XLS Computed daily mean streamflow and instantaneous streamflow data for long-term U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging stations in the Smith River watershed, Montana through 2010 ........... link APPENDIX 7.XLS Computed daily mean streamflow and instantaneous streamflow data for temporary U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging stations in the upper Smith River watershed, Montana through 2010 ............................................................................................................................................ link APPENDIX 8.XLS Streamflow data for miscellaneous sites in the upper Smith River watershed, Montana through 2010 ............................................................................................................................................ link APPENDIX 9.XLS Stream stage and groundwater altitude at groundwater and surface-water interaction monitoring sites in the upper Smith River watershed, Montana through 2008 ........................................................ link APPENDIX 10.XLS Water-temperature data from groundwater and surface-water interaction monitoring sites in the upper Smith River watershed, Montana through 2008 .......................................................................... link iv Figures 1. Location of Smith River watershed, Montana....................................................................................................... 2 2. Identification system for wells .............................................................................................................................. 4 3. Location of wells used in the study of the upper Smith River watershed, Montana .............................................