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Continuous data

3 data types available - data from 1989-09-26 to 2026-08-03

Daily data

1 data types available - data from 1938-04-01 to 2026-08-03

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1980-09-11 to 2026-06-17

Discrete sample data

41 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1938-05-24 to 1990-05-22

403 Sampling activities

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1 data types available - data from 1938-04-01 to 2026-08-03

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 1292.74 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988 add 1292.74 feet to gage height values

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Oklahoma Water Resources Board

US Army Corps of Engineers - Tulsa District

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	07148400	n/a
Location name	Salt Fork Arkansas River nr Alva, OK	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	36.8150305595675	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-98.6481395496516	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from MAP.	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 5 sec.	F
District	Oklahoma	40
State	Oklahoma	40
County	Woods County	151
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	1292.74 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.08 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Upper Salt Fork Arkansas	11060002
Drainage basin	02	n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	982 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	982 square miles	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 Salt Fork Arkansas River nr Alva, OK - USGS-07148400