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USGS Alaska Streamgage Datum to North American Vertical Datum of 1988 Conversion Table

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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values 2014-06-10 2024-12-03
n/a Peak Measurements 2015-08-18 2023-08-26
n/a Site Visits 2006-10-09 2024-09-26
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2014-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 15226620 is associated with a Stream in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Temperature are available. Water data back to 2006 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
15226620 n/a
Site name
LOWE R AB HORSETAIL FALLS NR VALDEZ AK n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 610401.5 n/a
DMS longitude 1455422.0 n/a
Decimal latitude 61.0670833 n/a
Decimal longitude -145.906111 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft) G
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .5 sec (PLGR/PPS GPS). 5
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Alaska 02
State
Alaska 02
County
Valdez-Cordova Census Area 261
Country US n/a
Land net location description SESESES22 T009S R004W C n/a
Name of location map VALDEZ A-6 n/a
Scale of location map 63360 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 321.8 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .1 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
19020201
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site YNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 20140429 n/a
Drainage area
215 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation AKST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
Data have been checked by the reporting agency. C
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

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