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Continuous data

2 data types available - data from 1990-10-01 to 2026-08-10

Daily data

1 data types available - data from 1940-10-01 to 2026-08-08

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1942-03-11 to 2026-06-15

Discrete sample data

34 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1955-09-22 to 1995-11-27

136 Sampling activities

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2 data types available - with data from 1936-03-03 to 2025-03-18

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1 data types available - data from 1940-10-01 to 2026-08-08

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 216.9 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988 add 216.9 feet to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	01116000	n/a
Location name	SOUTH BRANCH PAWTUXET RIVER AT WASHINGTON, RI	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	41.6901002591984	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-71.5658957562244	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from MAP.	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Massachusetts	25
State	Rhode Island	44
County	Kent County	003
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	216.9 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.03 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Narragansett	01090004
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	62.8 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	62.8 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 South Branch Pawtuxet River at Washington, RI - USGS-01116000