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Continuous data

2 data types available - data from 2007-10-01 to 2026-08-16

Daily data

1 data types available - data from 1966-06-01 to 2026-08-14

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1985-09-18 to 2026-08-04

Discrete sample data

80 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1962-11-08 to 2024-10-22

85 Sampling activities

Peak measurements

2 data types available - with data from 1967-04-06 to 2025-05-24

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1 data types available - data from 1966-06-01 to 2026-08-14

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this gage is 288.53 ft above NAVD of 1988. To obtain stream water surface elevation values in NAVD88, add 288.53 feet to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	01124151	n/a
Location name	QUINEBAUG RIVER AT WEST THOMPSON, CT	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	41.94356666666666	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-71.89959722222223	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from digital map	N
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - .01 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS).	H
District	Connecticut	09
State	Connecticut	09
County	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	150
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	288.53 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.16 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Quinebaug River	01100001
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	172 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 Quinebaug River at West Thompson, CT - USGS-01124151