Water resources data, Montana, water year 1998

Water resources data for Montana for the 1998 water year consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels in wells. This report contains discharge records for 237 gaging stations; stage and/or content records for 9 lakes and large reservoirs and content for 31 smaller reservoirs; water-quality records for 54 streamflow-gaging stations, 9 ungaged stream sites, and 2 atmospheric deposition stations; and water-level records for 73 observation wells and 5 long-term observation wells equipped with continuous records. Additional water year 1998 data collected at crest-stage gage and miscellaneous measurement sites were collected but are not published in this report. These data are stored within the District office files in Helena and available on request. These data represent part of the National Water Data System operated by the U.S. Geological Survey and cooperating State and Federal agencies in Montana.