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Continuous data

3 data types available - data from 1990-10-01 to 2026-07-29

Daily data

4 data types available - data from 1913-10-01 to 2026-07-28

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1969-10-06 to 2026-07-24

Discrete sample data

768 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1900-01-01 to 2026-05-27

1471 Sampling activities

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4 data types available - data from 1913-10-01 to 2026-07-28

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 5272.63 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	09364500	n/a
Location name	ANIMAS RIVER AT FARMINGTON, NM	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	36.722500000000004	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-108.20175	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Unknown or unspecified.	U
District	New Mexico	35
State	New Mexico	35
County	San Juan County	045
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	5272.63 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.11 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Animas	14080104
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	1360 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 Animas River at Farmington, NM - USGS-09364500