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2 data types available - data from 1996-09-25 to 2026-06-16

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Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this gage is 228.60 ft above NAVD of 1988. To obtain stream water surface elevation values in NAVD88, add 228.60 feet to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	01068910	n/a
Location name	Mousam River at Route 4 near Sanford, Maine	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	43.4183333333333	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-70.7380555555556	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from Digital MAP.	N
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - .5 sec (PLGR/PPS GPS).	5
District	Maine	23
State	Maine	23
County	York County	031
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	228.6 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.1 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Piscataqua-Salmon Falls	01060003
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	44.9 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	44.9 square miles	n/a
Time zone abbreviation	EST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	Y	n/a
National aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer type		n/a
Well depth		n/a
Hole depth		n/a
Source of depth data		n/a

Monitoring location Mousam River at Route 4 near Sanford, Maine - USGS-01068910