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Continuous data

4 data types available - data from 1990-12-03 to 2026-08-19

Daily data

5 data types available - data from 1912-10-01 to 2026-08-18

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1942-04-21 to 2026-07-29

Discrete sample data

637 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1960-10-19 to 2011-03-21

726 Sampling activities

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2 data types available - with data from 1915-06-03 to 2020-07-22

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5 data types available - data from 1912-10-01 to 2026-08-18

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 5657.05 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988 add this value to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	08290000	n/a
Location name	RIO CHAMA NEAR CHAMITA, NM	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	36.07355555555556	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-106.11169444444444	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from digital map	N
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	New Mexico	35
State	New Mexico	35
County	Rio Arriba County	039
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	5657.05 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.15 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Rio Chama	13020102
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	3144 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	3044 square miles	n/a
Time zone abbreviation	MST	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 Rio Chama Near Chamita, NM - USGS-08290000