Moses Lake at Moses Lake, WA - 12471000
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Moses Lake at Moses Lake, WA - 12471000
Subscribe to WaterAlert March 25, 2025 - April 1, 2025
Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NGVD 1929, feet [(3)]
1044.71 ft - Apr 01, 2025 12:00:00 PM PDT
Important Data may be provisional
Value
Status
Time
Latest value
1044.71 ft
Provisional
Apr 01, 2025
12:00:00 PM PDT
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1044.71 ft
Provisional
Apr 01, 2025
12:00:00 PM PDT
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Statistics for April 1, 2025 based on 48 years of data
Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NGVD 1929, ft
low (2022)
1042.66 ft
25th percentile
1043.89 ft
median
1044.97 ft
75th percentile
1045.78 ft
mean
1044.85 ft
high (1977)
1047.03 ft
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1 data types available - data from 2007-10-01 to 2025-04-01
Continuous data are collected via automated sensors installed at a monitoring location.
Data type
Data date range
Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NGVD 1929, feet [(3)]
2007-10-01 - 2025-04-01
Daily data
1 data types available - data from 1974-10-01 to 2025-03-31
Field measurements
0 data types available
Discrete sample data
96 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1991-11-19 to 1992-07-14
4 Sampling activities
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| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | Water-quality | 1991-11-19 | 1992-07-14 |
| Inorganics, Major, Metals | Water-quality | 1991-11-19 | 1992-07-14 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1991-11-19 | 1992-07-14 |
| Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1991-11-19 | 1992-07-14 |
| Inorganics, Minor, metals | Water-quality | 1991-11-19 | 1992-07-14 |
| Nutrient | Water-quality | 1991-11-19 | 1992-07-14 |
| Organics, PCBs | Water-quality | 1991-11-19 | 1992-07-14 |
| Organics, other | Water-quality | 1991-11-19 | 1992-07-14 |
| Organics, pesticide | Water-quality | 1991-11-19 | 1992-07-14 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1974-10-01 | 2025-04-01 |
| Radiochemistry | Water-quality | 1992-07-14 | 1992-07-14 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
Monitoring location 12471000 is associated with a Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment in Grant County, Washington. Current conditions of Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NGVD 1929 are available. Water data back to 1974 are available online.
The datum of the gage has been determined to be 2.64 ft above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988, add 2.64 ft to gage height values.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
|
Site identification number
|
12471000 | n/a |
|
Site name
|
MOSES LAKE AT MOSES LAKE, WA | n/a |
|
Site type
|
Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment
|
LK |
| DMS latitude | 470611 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 1191902 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 47.10287997 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -119.3183397 | 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
|
Grant County | 025 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | SWSWS28 T19N R28E W | n/a |
| Name of location map | n/a | |
| Scale of location map | n/a | |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 2.64 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System | X |
| Altitude accuracy | .08 feet | n/a |
|
Altitude datum
|
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 | NAVD88 |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
Lower Crab | 17020015 |
|
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
|
3080 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 |
