Gage height datum conversion to the MLLW Tidal Epoch 83-01 datum for this streamgage was completed in 2013. To convert from gage datum to MLLW Tidal Epoch Feet add 55.99 ft to the current gage datum.

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Continuous data

4 data types available - data from 2013-01-12 to 2026-04-13

Daily data

3 data types available - data from 1959-07-01 to 2026-04-11

Field measurements

4 data types available - data from 1959-06-17 to 2026-06-10

Discrete sample data

155 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1960-05-31 to 2017-08-02

29 Sampling activities

Peak measurements

2 data types available - with data from 1960-06-30 to 2025-06-22

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3 data types available - data from 1959-07-01 to 2026-04-11

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	15056500	n/a
Location name	CHILKAT R NR KLUKWAN AK	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	59.415278	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-135.929167	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Alaska	02
State	Alaska	02
County	Haines Borough	100
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	0	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	Chilkat-Skagway Rivers	19010303
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	791 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 Chilkat R NR Klukwan AK - USGS-15056500