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3 data types available - data from 1991-10-01 to 2026-08-06

5 data types available - data from 1949-04-21 to 2026-08-06

4 data types available - data from 1947-08-19 to 2026-06-09

193 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1948-10-05 to 2019-09-13

619 Sampling activities

2 data types available - with data from 1949-07-11 to 2025-08-30

5 data types available - data from 1949-04-21 to 2026-08-06

Available location images

Matanuska River at Palmer

Matanuska River, 2 miles downstream of the gage near Maud Road.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	15284000	n/a
Location name	MATANUSKA R AT PALMER AK	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	61.608625069550556	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-149.0730638803028	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from MAP.	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 10 sec.	T
District	Alaska	02
State	Alaska	02
County	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	170
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	185.2 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	Matanuska	19020402
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	2060 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