Squalicum Creek Near Mouth at Bellingham, WA - 12204010

Important information about this monitoring location

The datum of the gage has been determined to be 12.28 ft above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988, add 12.28 to gage height values.

Location details and information

Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Site identification number	12204010	_n/a
Site name	SQUALICUM CREEK NEAR MOUTH AT BELLINGHAM, WA	_n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
DMS latitude	484557.6	_n/a
DMS longitude	1222958.8	_n/a
Decimal latitude	48.766	_n/a
Decimal longitude	-122.4996667	_n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)	G
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
Latitude-longitude datum	North American Datum of 1983	NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum	North American Datum of 1983	NAD83
District	Washington	53
State	Washington	53
County	Whatcom County	073
Country	US	_n/a
Land net location description	S43 T38N R02E W	_n/a
Name of location map	BELLINGHAM NORTH, WA	_n/a
Scale of location map	24000	_n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface	12.28 feet	_n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	.06 feet	_n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Nooksack	17110004
Drainage basin		_n/a
Topographic setting		_n/a
Flags for instruments at site	NNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN	_n/a
Date of first construction		_n/a
Date site established or inventoried		_n/a
Drainage area	22.88 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		_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

Operated in cooperation with:

City of Bellingham