Snake River at Hells Canyon Dam Id-or State Line - 13290450
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Snake River at Hells Canyon Dam Id-or State Line - 13290450
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Discharge, cubic feet per second [Archived]
Important Data may be provisional
Value
Status
Time
Latest value
12700 ft3/s
Approved
Sep 30, 2010
23:45:00 PM PDT
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1 data types available - data from 1986-10-01 to 2010-09-30
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Data date range
Discharge, cubic feet per second [Archived]
1986-10-01 - 2010-09-30
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Discrete sample data
233 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1969-08-01 to 2024-08-15
745 Sampling activities
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3 mi
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| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | Water-quality | 2014-06-30 | 2021-11-10 |
| Inorganics, Minor, metals | Water-quality | 2014-06-30 | 2023-11-20 |
| Organics, other | Water-quality | 2014-06-30 | 2023-09-27 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values | 1965-07-15 | 2024-09-30 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1966-08-19 | 2023-05-23 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1962-12-06 | 2025-01-29 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2022-01-01 |
Monitoring location 13290450 is associated with a Stream in Wallowa County, Oregon. Water data back to 1962 are available online.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
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Agency
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U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
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Site identification number
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13290450 | n/a |
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Site name
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SNAKE RIVER AT HELLS CANYON DAM ID-OR STATE LINE | n/a |
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Site type
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Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 451516 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 1164149 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 45.2544444 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -116.6969444 | n/a |
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Latitude-longitude method
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Interpolated from Digital MAP. | N |
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Latitude-longitude accuracy
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Accurate to + or - .1 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS). | 1 |
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Latitude-longitude datum
|
North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
| Decimal Latitude-longitude datum | North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
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District
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Idaho | 16 |
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State
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Oregon | 41 |
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County
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Wallowa County | 063 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | n/a | |
| Name of location map | SQUIRREL PRAIRIE, OR | n/a |
| Scale of location map | 24000 | n/a |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 1435 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model | N |
| Altitude accuracy | 20 feet | n/a |
|
Altitude datum
|
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 | NAVD88 |
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Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
Hells Canyon | 17060101 |
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Drainage basin
|
n/a | |
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Topographic setting
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Stream channel
|
C |
| Flags for instruments at site | NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
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Date of first construction
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n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | n/a | |
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Drainage area
|
73300 square miles | n/a |
| Contributing drainage area | n/a | |
| Time Zone abbreviation | PST | n/a |
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Site honors Daylight Saving Time
|
Y | n/a |
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Data reliability
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n/a | |
| Data-other GW files | NNNNNNNN | n/a |
| National aquifer | n/a | |
| Local aquifer | n/a | |
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Local aquifer type
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n/a | |
| Well depth | n/a | |
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Hole depth
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n/a | |
| Source of depth data | n/a | |
| Project number | n/a |
