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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Daily Values, Unit Values 2022-02-23 2023-11-01
Nutrient Daily Values, Unit Values 2022-03-01 2023-11-01
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values 2022-02-23 2023-11-13
n/a Site Visits 2022-03-02 2023-11-13
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2022-01-01 2024-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 12507573 is associated with a Stream in Yakima County, Washington. Water data back to 2022 are available online.

The datum of the gage has been determined to be 651.5 ft above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988, add 651.5 ft to gage height values.
Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
12507573 n/a
Site name
YAKIMA RIVER AT RM 73.8 NEAR EMERALD, WA n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 461706.80 n/a
DMS longitude 1200531.18 n/a
Decimal latitude 46.2852222 n/a
Decimal longitude -120.0919944 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Differentially corrected Global Positioning System. D
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
Yakima County 077
Country US n/a
Land net location description S08 T09N R22E W n/a
Name of location map SUNNYSIDE, WA n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 651.5 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .11 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
17030003
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
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