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4 data types available - data from 1985-11-11 to 2026-08-01

Daily data

2 data types available - data from 1955-10-01 to 2026-07-30

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1957-06-06 to 2026-07-30

Discrete sample data

106 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1960-06-13 to 2013-07-22

461 Sampling activities

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1 data types available - data from 1955-10-01 to 2026-07-30

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 6,906.78 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988 add 6,906.78 feet to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	09081600	n/a
Location name	CRYSTAL RIVER ABV AVALANCHE CRK, NEAR REDSTONE, CO	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	39.2326388888889	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-107.2275	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - .5 sec (PLGR/PPS GPS).	5
District	Colorado	08
State	Colorado	08
County	Pitkin County	097
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	6906.78 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	Roaring Fork	14010004
Drainage basin	09	n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	167 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 Crystal River Abv Avalanche Crk, Near Redstone, CO - USGS-09081600