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2 data types available - data from 1990-10-01 to 2026-08-03

Daily data

1 data types available - data from 1904-06-01 to 2026-08-01

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1981-09-14 to 2026-06-23

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203 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1901-01-01 to 2014-09-29

344 Sampling activities

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Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of zero gage height has been determined to be 7,820.99 feet above NAVD88. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD88, add 7,820.99 feet to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	06620000	n/a
Location name	NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NORTHGATE, CO	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	40.936638888888886	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-106.33919444444444	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Global positioning system (GPS), Standard Positioning Service (SPS) or Precise Positioning Service (PPS)	G
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Wyoming	56
State	Colorado	08
County	Jackson County	057
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	7820.99 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.15 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	North Platte Headwaters	10180001
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	1431 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	MST	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 North Platte River Near Northgate, CO - USGS-06620000