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Continuous data

3 data types available - data from 2007-10-01 to 2026-09-09

Daily data

4 data types available - data from 2007-05-04 to 2026-09-07

Field measurements

4 data types available - data from 2007-05-03 to 2026-09-01

Discrete sample data

2 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 2019-04-11 to 2019-10-21

2 Sampling activities

Peak measurements

2 data types available - with data from 2007-12-03 to 2024-01-28

Statistical tables for select daily data types

4 data types available - data from 2007-05-04 to 2026-09-07

Important information about this monitoring location

The datum of the gage has been determined to be 148.03 ft above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988, add 148.03 ft to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	12212390	n/a
Location name	BERTRAND CREEK AT INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	49.002293516017666	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-122.52320492995675	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Global positioning system (GPS), Standard Positioning Service (SPS) or Precise Positioning Service (PPS)	G
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District		53
State	British Columbia	96
County	Unspecified	000
Country	Canada	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	148.03 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.1 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit		n/a
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	17.4 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	PST	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 Bertrand Creek at International Boundary - USGS-12212390