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Continuous data

2 data types available - data from 1992-08-12 to 2026-08-20

Daily data

1 data types available - data from 1992-08-12 to 2026-08-18

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1992-08-12 to 2026-08-12

Discrete sample data

69 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1992-12-14 to 2015-02-25

75 Sampling activities

Peak measurements

2 data types available - with data from 1997-08-18 to 2024-10-20

Statistical tables for select daily data types

1 data types available - data from 1992-08-12 to 2026-08-18

Important information about this monitoring location

Datum of gage is 3907.13 ft above NAVD88
The elevation of this station has been determined to be 3907.13 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988 add this value to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	08385522	n/a
Location name	PECOS RIVER BELOW TAIBAN CREEK NEAR FORT SUMNER,NM	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	34.3322222222222	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-104.181111111111	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from MAP.	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	New Mexico	35
State	New Mexico	35
County	De Baca County	011
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	3907.13 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	Upper Pecos	13060003
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	5908 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	5835 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 Pecos River Below Taiban Creek Near Fort Sumner,nm - USGS-08385522