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Continuous data

2 data types available - data from 1989-10-01 to 2026-09-22

Daily data

1 data types available - data from 1989-09-30 to 2026-09-20

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1989-08-02 to 2026-06-24

Discrete sample data

91 Observed properties (data types) available - data from 2001-03-28 to 2026-09-16

243 Sampling activities

Peak measurements

2 data types available - data from 1989-10-21 to 2024-01-10

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1 data types available - data from 1989-09-30 to 2026-09-20

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this gage is 18.14 ft above NAVD of 1988. To obtain stream water surface elevation values in NAVD88, add 18.14 feet to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	011230695	n/a
Location name	SHETUCKET RIVER AT TAFTVILLE, CT	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	41.57000277777778	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-72.04624444444444	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from digital map	N
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - .01 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS).	H
District	Connecticut	09
State	Connecticut	09
County	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	180
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	18.14 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	Shetucket River	01100002
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	512 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		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 Shetucket River at Taftville, CT - USGS-011230695

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