South Prairie Creek at South Prairie, WA - 12095000
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South Prairie Creek at South Prairie, WA - 12095000
Subscribe to WaterAlert March 26, 2025 - April 2, 2025
Gage height, feet
25.03 ft - Apr 02, 2025 01:45:00 PM PDT
Important Data may be provisional
Value
Status
Time
Latest value
25.03 ft
Provisional
Apr 02, 2025
13:45:00 PM PDT
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25.03 ft
Provisional
Apr 02, 2025
01:45:00 PM PDT
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Statistics for April 2, 2025 based on 36 years of data
Gage height, ft
low (2023)
24.41 ft
25th percentile
25.07 ft
median
27.87 ft
75th percentile
28.11 ft
mean
27.01 ft
high (2011)
29.59 ft
Available data
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Learn about the data collection categories Continuous data
5 data types available - data from 1987-10-01 to 2025-04-02
Continuous data are collected via automated sensors installed at a monitoring location.
Data type
Data date range
Gage height, feet
2007-10-03 - 2025-04-02
Discharge, cubic feet per second
1987-10-01 - 2025-04-02
Precipitation, total, inches
2024-12-03 - 2025-04-02
Temperature, air, degrees Celsius [degree C]
2024-12-03 - 2025-04-02
Temperature, air, degrees Fahrenheit [degree F]
2024-12-03 - 2025-04-02
Daily data
3 data types available - data from 1949-06-01 to 2025-04-01
Field measurements - Coming soon
0 data types available
Discrete sample data
0 observed properties (data types) available
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3 mi
Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed February, 2025.
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| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values | 1949-06-01 | 2025-04-02 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1950-03-04 | 2020-02-06 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1941-10-10 | 2025-03-12 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
Monitoring location 12095000 is associated with a Stream in Pierce County, Washington. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, Precipitation, and more are available. Water data back to 1941 are available online.
The datum of the gage has been determined to be 403.50 ft above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988, add 403.50 ft to gage height values.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
|
Site identification number
|
12095000 | n/a |
|
Site name
|
SOUTH PRAIRIE CREEK AT SOUTH PRAIRIE, WA | n/a |
|
Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 470823 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 1220529 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 47.13954628 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -122.0926135 | 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
|
Pierce County | 053 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | NENWS18 T19N R06E W | n/a |
| Name of location map | n/a | |
| Scale of location map | n/a | |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 403.5 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | Level or other surveyed method. | L |
| Altitude accuracy | .03 feet | n/a |
|
Altitude datum
|
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 | NAVD88 |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
Puyallup | 17110014 |
|
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
|
79.5 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 |
