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Continuous data

2 data types available - data from 1988-10-05 to 2026-08-04

Daily data

1 data types available - data from 1926-10-01 to 2026-08-02

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1941-04-22 to 2026-07-08

Discrete sample data

41 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1953-10-13 to 2008-05-03

74 Sampling activities

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1 data types available - data from 1926-10-01 to 2026-08-02

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this gage is 481.60 ft above NAVD of 1988. To obtain stream water surface elevation values in NAVD88, add 481.60 feet to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	01014000	n/a
Location name	St. John River below Fish R, nr Fort Kent, Maine	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	47.28333333333333	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-68.58527777777778	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	Maine	23
State	Maine	23
County	Aroostook County	003
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	481.6 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.24 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Saint Francis River-Saint John River	01010008
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	5929 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	5676 square miles	n/a
Time zone abbreviation	EST	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 St. John River below Fish R, nr Fort Kent, Maine - USGS-01014000