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153 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1960-10-04 to 2007-08-28

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	05319500	n/a
Location name	WATONWAN RIVER NEAR GARDEN CITY, MN	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	44.0462162469104	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-94.1948741195669	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	Blue Earth County	013
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	905.27 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Differentially corrected Global Positioning System.	D
Altitude accuracy	0.1 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Watonwan	07020010
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	851 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

Monitoring location Watonwan River Near Garden City, MN - USGS-05319500