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Continuous data

3 data types available - data from 1986-10-01 to 2026-08-18

Daily data

1 data types available - data from 1979-10-01 to 2026-08-16

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1983-06-03 to 2026-07-09

Discrete sample data

519 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1979-10-24 to 2017-11-08

494 Sampling activities

Peak measurements

2 data types available - with data from 1980-05-25 to 2025-06-03

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1 data types available - data from 1979-10-01 to 2026-08-16

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 4,863.23 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988, add 4,863.23 feet to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	06752280	n/a
Location name	CACHE LA POUDRE RIV AB BOXELDER CRK NR TIMNATH, CO	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	40.551944	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-105.010833	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 min.	M
District	Colorado	08
State	Colorado	08
County	Larimer County	069
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	4863.23 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.12 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Cache La Poudre	10190007
Drainage basin	06	n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	1244 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 Cache LA Poudre Riv AB Boxelder Crk NR Timnath, CO - USGS-06752280