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Continuous data

2 data types available - data from 1988-10-01 to 2026-08-18

Daily data

1 data types available - data from 1956-03-24 to 2026-08-17

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1988-10-05 to 2026-08-12

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107 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 2020-09-10 to 2024-07-17

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1 data types available - data from 1956-03-24 to 2026-08-17

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this site is 261.81 feet above NAVD 1988. To convert gage height to stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, add 261.81 feet to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	09429100	n/a
Location name	COLORADO RIVER BELOW PALO VERDE DAM, AZ-CA	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	33.7191361111111	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-114.497538888889	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - .01 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS).	H
District	Arizona	04
State	California	06
County	Riverside County	065
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	261.81 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.25 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Imperial Reservoir	15030104
Drainage basin	02	n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	182200 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	178241 square miles	n/a
Time zone abbreviation	MST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	N	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 Palo Verde Dam, Az-ca - USGS-09429100