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Continuous data

11 data types available - data from 2009-10-20 to 2026-10-05

Daily data

8 data types available - data from 1963-08-01 to 2026-10-05

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1963-08-12 to 2026-06-24

Discrete sample data

154 Observed properties (data types) available - data from 1967-04-13 to 2026-08-06

93 Sampling activities

Peak measurements

2 data types available - data from 1964-08-27 to 2025-07-11

Statistical tables for select daily data types

8 data types available - data from 1963-08-01 to 2026-10-05

Important information about this monitoring location

Datum of gage is 286.00 ft above NAVD88. The NAVD88 was determined by a level 2 GNSS static survey (Reference Frame NAD_83(2011)(EPOCH:2010.0000), GEOID12B) by USGS on November 9th, 2022. Prior to November 2022 arbitrary datum, elevation of gage was 300 ft NGVD of 1929 as determined via topographic map.

Location details and information

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Salmon River near Hyder

Salmon River near Hyder, AK Monitoring location 15008000 is associated with a STREAM in PRINCE OF WALES-HYDER CENSUS AREA, ALASKA. Current conditions of DISCHARGE, DISSOLVED OXYGEN, GAGE HEIGHT, and MORE are available. Water data back to 1963 are available online. This camera is telemetered by satellite and updates at approximately 18:00 UTC (+/- 60 minutes) each day.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	15008000	n/a
Location name	SALMON R NR HYDER AK	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	56.026111	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-130.065278	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 3 sec (SPS GPS).	R
District	Alaska	02
State	Alaska	02
County	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	198
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	286 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	Headwaters Portland Canal	19010106
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	107 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	AKST	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 Salmon R NR Hyder AK - USGS-15008000