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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 2016-08-04 2016-08-04
Information Water-quality 1994-09-07 2016-08-04
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1994-09-07 2016-08-04
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1994-09-07 2016-08-04
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 2016-08-04 2016-08-04
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1994-09-07 2016-08-04
Nutrient Water-quality 1994-09-07 2016-08-04
Organics, other Water-quality 2016-06-07 2016-08-04
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 2016-06-07 2016-08-04
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1977-09-17 2024-11-21
Radiochemistry Water-quality 2016-08-04 2016-08-04
Sediment Water-quality 2016-06-07 2016-08-04
Stable Isotopes Water-quality 2016-06-21 2016-08-04
n/a Peak Measurements 1978-01-26 2023-09-29
n/a Site Visits 1978-01-26 2024-10-16
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 01209901 is associated with a Stream in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1977 are available online.

The elevation of this gage is 17.32 ft above NAVD of 1988. To obtain stream water surface elevation values in NAVD88, add 17.32 feet to gage height values.
Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
01209901 n/a
Site name
RIPPOWAM RIVER AT STAMFORD, CT. n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 410358.00 n/a
DMS longitude 0733257.38 n/a
Decimal latitude 41.0661111 n/a
Decimal longitude -73.5492722 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .01 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS). H
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Connecticut 09
State
Connecticut 09
County
Fairfield County 001
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map STAMFORD, CT n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 17.32 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .16 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Saugatuck 01100006
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
Stream channel
C
Flags for instruments at site NNNNYNYNNNNNNYNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 20021001 n/a
Drainage area
34.0 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation EST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
n/a
Data-other GW files NNNNNNNN 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
Project number 442510000 n/a