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7 data types available - data from 1966-07-01 to 2026-09-13

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129 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1966-08-10 to 2026-06-08

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	07126300	n/a
Location name	PURGATOIRE RIVER NEAR THATCHER, CO.	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	37.356389	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-103.899722	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	Las Animas County	071
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	4784.96 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.13 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Purgatoire	11020010
Drainage basin	07	n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	1914 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	1902.2 square miles	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 Purgatoire River Near Thatcher, Co. - USGS-07126300