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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1998-09-08 1998-09-08
Information Water-quality 1974-10-17 2012-01-21
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1960-08-11 2004-07-09
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1960-08-11 2004-07-09
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1960-09-07 1998-09-08
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1960-08-11 2004-07-09
Microbiological Water-quality 1960-09-07 1980-09-18
Nutrient Water-quality 1960-08-11 2004-07-09
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1998-09-08 1998-09-08
Organics, other Water-quality 1996-02-06 2004-07-09
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1998-09-08 1998-09-08
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1943-07-01 2024-11-12
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1998-09-08 1998-09-08
Sediment Water-quality 1996-02-06 2012-01-21
Stable Isotopes Water-quality 2004-07-09 2004-07-09
n/a Peak Measurements 1933-12-01 2022-12-27
n/a Site Visits 1920-06-01 2024-10-10
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 12061500 is associated with a Stream in Mason County, Washington. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1920 are available online.

The datum of the gage has been determined to be 13.99 ft above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988, add 13.99 ft to gage height values.
Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
12061500 n/a
Site name
SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH, WA n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 471836 n/a
DMS longitude 1231033 n/a
Decimal latitude 47.3098151 n/a
Decimal longitude -123.1770995 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from MAP. M
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 1 sec. S
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1927 NAD27
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Washington 53
State
Washington 53
County
Mason County 045
Country US n/a
Land net location description S15 T21N R04W W n/a
Name of location map SKOKOMISH VALLEY, WA n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 13.99 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Level or other surveyed method. L
Altitude accuracy .02 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
17110017
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
227 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation PST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
n/a
Data-other GW files NNNNNNNN 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
Project number n/a

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