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Continuous data

18 data types available - data from 2010-02-20 to 2026-08-06

Daily data

10 data types available - data from 2010-02-20 to 2026-08-04

Field measurements

1 data types available - data from 2010-03-18 to 2026-06-23

Discrete sample data

51 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 2011-05-13 to 2026-07-23

216 Sampling activities

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1 data types available - with data from 2010-03-30 to 2010-03-30

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10 data types available - data from 2010-02-20 to 2026-08-04

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this gage is -0.96 ft above NAVD of 1988. To obtain stream water surface elevation values in NAVD88, add -0.96 feet to gage height values.

Location details and information

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Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	01194750	n/a
Location name	CONNECTICUT RIVER AT ESSEX, CT	n/a
Site type	Estuary	ES
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	41.351483333333334	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-72.38436666666668	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	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	130
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	-0.96 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Level or other surveyed method.	L
Altitude accuracy	0.02 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Outlet Connecticut River	01080205
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	11200 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 Connecticut River at Essex, CT - USGS-01194750