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Continuous data

4 data types available - data from 1995-10-01 to 2026-08-28

Daily data

2 data types available - data from 1922-09-01 to 2026-08-26

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1984-08-27 to 2026-07-28

Discrete sample data

147 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1943-10-14 to 1985-07-09

145 Sampling activities

Peak measurements

2 data types available - with data from 1923-04-07 to 2024-04-15

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2 data types available - data from 1922-09-01 to 2026-08-26

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	08013500	n/a
Location name	Calcasieu River near Oberlin, LA	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	30.6404757248483	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-92.8140368349525	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Louisiana	22
State	Louisiana	22
County	Allen Parish	003
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	39.43 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Level or other surveyed method.	L
Altitude accuracy	0.01 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929	NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Upper Calcasieu	08080203
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	753 square miles	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 Calcasieu River near Oberlin, LA - USGS-08013500