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Continuous data

2 data types available - data from 1990-10-01 to 2026-08-16

Daily data

1 data types available - data from 1944-03-25 to 2026-08-16

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1982-04-05 to 2026-06-03

Discrete sample data

10 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1979-09-11 to 1999-01-23

3 Sampling activities

Peak measurements

2 data types available - with data from 1990-10-01 to 2016-04-25

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1 data types available - data from 1944-03-25 to 2026-08-16

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 1195.96. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988 add 1195.96 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	07240000	n/a
Location name	Lake Hefner Canal near Oklahoma City, OK	n/a
Site type	Canal	ST-CA
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	35.55305555555555	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-97.61972222222222	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from MAP.	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Unknown or unspecified.	U
District	Oklahoma	40
State	Oklahoma	40
County	Oklahoma County	109
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	1195.96 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS4 - Level 4 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	Z
Altitude accuracy	0	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Lower Cimarron-Skeleton	11050002
Drainage basin	02	n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area		n/a
Contributing drainage area		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 Lake Hefner Canal near Oklahoma City, OK - USGS-07240000