Nearby construction affects availability of data and its precision. Construction completion expected in October 2026.

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Continuous data

4 data types available - data from 1990-05-01 to 2026-04-27

Daily data

1 data types available - data from 1939-10-01 to 2026-04-27

Field measurements

3 data types available - data from 1961-05-08 to 2026-04-14

Discrete sample data

702 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1960-02-12 to 2026-07-13

744 Sampling activities

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1 data types available - data from 1939-10-01 to 2026-04-27

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 750.89 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988 add 750.89 feet to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	07189000	n/a
Location name	Elk River near Tiff City, Mo	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	36.6314612683033	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-94.5868886436185	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 5 sec.	F
District	Oklahoma	40
State	Missouri	29
County	McDonald County	119
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	750.89 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.2 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Elk	11070208
Drainage basin	02	n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	851 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	851 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 Elk River near Tiff City, Mo - USGS-07189000