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Continuous data

2 data types available - data from 1989-10-01 to 2026-08-09

Daily data

1 data types available - data from 1916-06-04 to 2026-08-07

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1920-04-02 to 2026-06-15

Discrete sample data

229 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1968-08-22 to 2013-11-07

352 Sampling activities

Peak measurements

2 data types available - with data from 1917-06-18 to 2025-03-22

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1 data types available - data from 1916-06-04 to 2026-08-07

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this gage is 262.92 ft above NAVD of 1988. To obtain stream water surface elevation values in NAVD88, add 262.92 feet to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	01066000	n/a
Location name	Saco River at Cornish, Maine	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	43.8080555555556	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-70.7816666666667	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from Digital MAP.	N
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Maine	23
State	Maine	23
County	Cumberland County	005
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	262.92 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	Saco River	01060002
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	1294 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	1294 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 Saco River at Cornish, Maine - USGS-01066000