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4 data types available - data from 2002-08-09 to 2026-08-04

Daily data

2 data types available - data from 1924-10-01 to 2026-08-02

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 2002-04-10 to 2026-06-25

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7 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 2002-09-03 to 2003-10-02

5 Sampling activities

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1 data types available - data from 1924-10-01 to 2026-08-02

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 6,842.85 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988, add 6,842.85 feet to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	06700000	n/a
Location name	SOUTH PLATTE RIVER ABOVE CHEESMAN LAKE, CO.	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	39.162778	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-105.309722	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 5 sec.	F
District	Colorado	08
State	Colorado	08
County	Douglas County	035
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	6842.85 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS4 - Level 4 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	Z
Altitude accuracy	0.48 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Upper South Platte	10190002
Drainage basin	06	n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	1627 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	1615.1 square miles	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 South Platte River Above Cheesman Lake, Co. - USGS-06700000