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Continuous data

2 data types available - data from 1987-10-01 to 2026-10-01

Daily data

3 data types available - data from 1912-10-01 to 2026-09-29

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1952-01-28 to 2026-08-31

Discrete sample data

160 Observed properties (data types) available - data from 1954-10-01 to 1980-04-10

242 Sampling activities

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2 data types available - data from 1913-03-29 to 2025-05-11

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3 data types available - data from 1912-10-01 to 2026-09-29

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this gage is 527.98 ft above NAVD of 1988. To obtain stream water surface elevation values in NAVD88, add 527.98 feet to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	01199000	n/a
Location name	HOUSATONIC RIVER AT FALLS VILLAGE, CT	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	41.95720801438149	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-73.36926235342717	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Unknown or unspecified.	U
District	Connecticut	09
State	Connecticut	09
County	Northwest Hills Planning Region	160
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	527.98 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	Housatonic	01100005
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	634 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 Housatonic River at Falls Village, CT - USGS-01199000