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Continuous data

2 data types available - data from 1991-05-04 to 2026-07-29

Daily data

1 data types available - data from 1916-10-01 to 2026-07-28

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1970-09-14 to 2026-07-28

Discrete sample data

172 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1975-07-30 to 2008-01-11

388 Sampling activities

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1 data types available - data from 1916-10-01 to 2026-07-28

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 4243.22 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	08361000	n/a
Location name	RIO GRANDE BELOW ELEPHANT BUTTE DAM, NM	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	33.1485111111111	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-107.206783333333	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	Sierra County	051
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	4243.22 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	Y
Altitude accuracy	0.11 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Caballo	13030101
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	29450 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	26510 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 Grande Below Elephant Butte Dam, NM - USGS-08361000