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Continuous data

2 data types available - data from 1990-10-01 to 2026-08-06

Daily data

2 data types available - data from 1987-11-07 to 2026-08-04

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1987-09-16 to 2026-07-06

Discrete sample data

718 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 2016-04-06 to 2023-03-08

65 Sampling activities

Peak measurements

2 data types available - with data from 1988-07-24 to 2025-05-06

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2 data types available - data from 1987-11-07 to 2026-08-04

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this gage is 137.57 ft above NAVD of 1988. To obtain stream water surface elevation values in NAVD88, add 137.57 feet to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	01195490	n/a
Location name	QUINNIPIAC RIVER AT SOUTHINGTON, CT	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	41.60347222222222	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-72.88319999999999	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	Capitol Planning Region	110
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	137.57 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	Quinnipiac	01100004
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	17.4 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 Quinnipiac River at Southington, CT - USGS-01195490