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Continuous data

8 data types available - data from 1986-04-11 to 2026-08-10

Daily data

6 data types available - data from 1940-12-01 to 2026-08-09

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1984-09-18 to 2026-07-02

Discrete sample data

437 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1949-10-18 to 2024-10-07

813 Sampling activities

Peak measurements

2 data types available - with data from 1941-05-15 to 2025-06-03

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4 data types available - data from 1940-12-01 to 2026-08-08

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 6,121.59 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988 add 6,121.59 feet to gage height values.

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Colorado River near Dotsero

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	09070500	n/a
Location name	COLORADO RIVER NEAR DOTSERO, CO	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	39.6446111111111	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-107.078013888889	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Colorado	08
State	Colorado	08
County	Eagle County	037
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	6121.59 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.21 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Colorado Headwaters	14010001
Drainage basin	09	n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	4390 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 Colorado River Near Dotsero, CO - USGS-09070500