<a href="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/alaska-science-center/science/usgs-alaska-streamgage-datum-north-american-vertical-datum">USGS Alaska Streamgage Datum to North American Vertical Datum of 1988 Conversion Table</a>

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	15511000	n/a
Location name	L CHENA R NR FAIRBANKS AK	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	64.88568119374902	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-147.24967576860493	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	Fairbanks North Star Borough	090
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	464.2 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	Chena River	19080306
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	372 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 L Chena R NR Fairbanks AK - USGS-15511000