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Continuous data

3 data types available - data from 1998-10-30 to 2026-08-02

Daily data

2 data types available - data from 1998-10-30 to 2026-07-31

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1998-10-30 to 2026-06-17

Discrete sample data

127 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 2003-04-08 to 2024-09-19

51 Sampling activities

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1 data types available - data from 1998-10-30 to 2026-07-31

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 7163.91 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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RIO RUIDOSO AT RUIDOSO

Rio Ruidoso at Ruidoso, NM

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	08386505	n/a
Location name	RIO RUIDOSO AT RUIDOSO, NM	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	33.3365305555556	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-105.726308333333	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from Digital MAP.	N
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	New Mexico	35
State	New Mexico	35
County	Lincoln County	027
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	7163.91 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.16 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Rio Hondo	13060008
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	18.3 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 Rio Ruidoso at Ruidoso, NM - USGS-08386505