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Continuous data

2 data types available - data from 2015-10-01 to 2026-08-06

Daily data

1 data types available - data from 1939-10-01 to 2026-08-05

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1940-04-13 to 2026-06-12

Discrete sample data

39 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1952-10-07 to 1999-08-03

81 Sampling activities

Peak measurements

2 data types available - with data from 1938-09-21 to 2025-05-11

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1 data types available - data from 1939-10-01 to 2026-08-05

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 469.70 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988 add 469.70 feet to gage height values.

Location details and information

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	01085000	n/a
Location name	CONTOOCOOK RIVER NEAR HENNIKER, NH	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	43.1520236988757	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-71.857301493097	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	New Hampshire	33
State	New Hampshire	33
County	Merrimack County	013
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	469.7 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Level or other surveyed method.	L
Altitude accuracy	0.01 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Contoocook River	01070003
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	368 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		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 Contoocook River Near Henniker, NH - USGS-01085000