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Continuous data

5 data types available - data from 2003-04-04 to 2026-09-09

Daily data

5 data types available - data from 2003-04-01 to 2026-09-07

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1999-10-21 to 2026-08-25

Discrete sample data

700 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1979-12-12 to 2026-08-26

1649 Sampling activities

Peak measurements

2 data types available - with data from 2003-08-31 to 2025-08-29

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4 data types available - data from 2003-04-01 to 2026-09-07

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 5,960.67 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988, add 5,960.67 feet to gage height values.

Location details and information

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	07104905	n/a
Location name	MONUMENT CREEK AT BIJOU ST. AT COLO. SPRINGS, CO	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	38.837222	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-104.828889	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 5 sec.	F
District	Colorado	08
State	Colorado	08
County	El Paso County	041
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	5960.67 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.07 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Fountain	11020003
Drainage basin	07	n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	235 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 Monument Creek at Bijou St. at Colo. Springs, CO - USGS-07104905