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Continuous data

3 data types available - data from 1990-10-01 to 2026-08-08

Daily data

1 data types available - data from 2016-09-30 to 2026-08-07

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1980-10-17 to 2026-06-10

Discrete sample data

92 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1949-10-11 to 1990-08-14

76 Sampling activities

Peak measurements

2 data types available - with data from 1966-06-16 to 2025-05-01

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1 data types available - data from 2016-09-30 to 2026-08-07

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 1015.61 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988 add 1015.61 feet to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	07229300	n/a
Location name	Walnut Creek at Purcell, OK	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	34.9989610854053	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-97.3669727462877	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	McClain County	087
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	1015.61 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS4 - Level 4 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	Z
Altitude accuracy	0.08 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Lower Canadian-Walnut	11090202
Drainage basin	02	n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	202 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	202 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 Walnut Creek at Purcell, OK - USGS-07229300