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Continuous data

3 data types available - data from 2007-10-01 to 2026-09-10

Daily data

6 data types available - data from 2004-07-21 to 2026-09-09

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1998-10-01 to 2026-08-26

Discrete sample data

234 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1998-10-01 to 2026-08-12

170 Sampling activities

Peak measurements

2 data types available - with data from 2005-01-05 to 2025-06-06

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5 data types available - data from 2004-07-21 to 2026-09-09

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 775.59 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988 add 775.59 feet to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	07185090	n/a
Location name	Tar Creek near Commerce, OK	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	36.9436795612129	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-94.8532862285562	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Oklahoma	40
State	Oklahoma	40
County	Ottawa County	115
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	775.59 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	Y
Altitude accuracy	0.27 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Lake O' The Cherokees	11070206
Drainage basin	02	n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	34.4 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	34.4 square miles	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

Monitoring location Tar Creek near Commerce, OK - USGS-07185090