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Continuous data

2 data types available - data from 1991-10-01 to 2026-08-01

Daily data

1 data types available - data from 1903-05-01 to 2026-07-30

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1974-06-14 to 2026-06-03

Discrete sample data

80 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1982-10-12 to 2018-06-26

97 Sampling activities

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1 data types available - data from 1903-05-01 to 2026-07-30

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of zero gage height has been determined to be 5,438.55 feet above NAVD88. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD88, add 5,438.55 feet to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	06281000	n/a
Location name	SOUTH FORK SHOSHONE RIVER AB BUFFALO BILL RES, WY	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	44.41907986569525	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-109.25797552185503	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Wyoming	56
State	Wyoming	56
County	Park County	029
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	5438.55 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	Y
Altitude accuracy	0.31 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	South Fork Shoshone	10080013
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	580 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	MST	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 Fork Shoshone River AB Buffalo Bill Res, WY - USGS-06281000