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3 data types available - data from 1995-03-15 to 2026-09-08

2 data types available - data from 1945-10-01 to 2026-09-06

2 data types available - data from 1991-02-20 to 2026-08-10

90 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1991-02-20 to 2026-08-10

184 Sampling activities

2 data types available - with data from 1946-03-03 to 2025-05-21

2 data types available - data from 1945-10-01 to 2026-09-06

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	06347500	n/a
Location name	BIG MUDDY CREEK NEAR ALMONT, ND	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	46.694444	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-101.466944	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 5 sec.	F
District	North Dakota	38
State	North Dakota	38
County	Morton County	059
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	1866.03 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.11 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Lower Heart	10130203
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	439 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	CST	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