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8 data types available - data from 2006-04-29 to 2026-08-02

Daily data

3 data types available - data from 2006-04-28 to 2026-08-01

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2 data types available - data from 1999-11-02 to 2026-07-01

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165 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1976-05-19 to 2026-07-20

253 Sampling activities

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3 data types available - data from 2006-04-29 to 2026-08-01

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 6,840.05 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988 add 6,840.05 feet to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	394220106431500	n/a
Location name	EAGLE RIVER BELOW MILK CREEK NEAR WOLCOTT, CO	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	39.705	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-106.725833333333	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)	G
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Colorado	08
State	Colorado	08
County	Eagle County	037
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	6840.05 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.16 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Eagle	14010003
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	600 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	MST	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 Eagle River Below Milk Creek Near Wolcott, CO - USGS-394220106431500