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3 data types available - data from 1945-04-01 to 2026-08-02

2 data types available - data from 1955-08-05 to 2026-07-15

78 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1965-08-26 to 2019-07-16

60 Sampling activities

3 data types available - data from 1945-04-01 to 2026-08-02

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Buffalo River near Hawley

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	05061000	n/a
Location name	BUFFALO RIVER NEAR HAWLEY, MN	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	46.851975	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-96.32912	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Minnesota	27
State	Minnesota	27
County	Clay County	027
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	1112.92 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.04 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Buffalo	09020106
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	325 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	CST	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