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2 data types available - data from 1993-10-01 to 2026-08-02

Daily data

2 data types available - data from 1910-10-01 to 2026-08-01

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1912-06-10 to 2026-07-16

Discrete sample data

17 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 2020-07-31 to 2020-07-31

21 Sampling activities

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2 data types available - data from 1910-10-01 to 2026-08-01

Important information about this monitoring location

The datum of the gage has been determined to be 868.80 ft above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988, add 868.80 ft to gage height values.

Location details and information

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Cowlitz River at Randle

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Cowlitz River at Randle Cross Channel

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Lewis County

PUD No. 1 of Lewis County

Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	14231000	n/a
Location name	COWLITZ RIVER AT RANDLE, WA	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	46.53194444444444	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-121.95694444444445	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Washington	53
State	Washington	53
County	Lewis County	041
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	868.8 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Level or other surveyed method.	L
Altitude accuracy	0.04 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Upper Cowlitz	17080004
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	541 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 Cowlitz River at Randle, WA - USGS-14231000