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9 data types available - data from 1986-10-01 to 2026-07-31

Daily data

7 data types available - data from 1953-06-01 to 2026-07-31

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1970-06-27 to 2026-07-07

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377 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1956-11-10 to 2015-09-24

389 Sampling activities

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4 data types available - data from 1953-06-01 to 2026-07-30

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 8,756.07 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988, add 8,756.07 feet to gage height values.

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Colorado River below Baker Gulch nr Grand Lake

Colorado River below Baker Gulch in Rocky Mountain National Park

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	09010500	n/a
Location name	COLORADO RIVER BELOW BAKER GULCH NR GRAND LAKE, CO	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	40.325833	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-105.856111	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Colorado	08
State	Colorado	08
County	Grand County	049
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	8756.07 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.1 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Colorado Headwaters	14010001
Drainage basin	09	n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	63.8 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		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 Colorado River Below Baker Gulch NR Grand Lake, CO - USGS-09010500