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Glacier Creek at Alyeska Highway at Girdwood Approach

Approach to Bridge 999 at the Alyeska Highway over Glacier Creek.

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Glacier Creek at Alyeska Highway at Girdwood Pier 4

Pier 4 Bridge 999 at the Alyeska Highway over Glacier Creek.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	15272502	n/a
Location name	GLACIER C AT ALYESKA HIGHWAY AT GIRDWOOD, AK	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	60.961619	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-149.131919	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from digital map	N
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Alaska	02
State	Alaska	02
County	Anchorage Municipality	020
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	80.5 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	Upper Kenai Peninsula	19020302
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	44.3 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 Glacier C at Alyeska Highway at Girdwood, AK - USGS-15272502