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Continuous data

5 data types available - data from 2007-10-01 to 2026-08-09

Daily data

3 data types available - data from 2006-10-01 to 2026-08-08

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 2006-10-13 to 2026-07-15

Discrete sample data

157 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1995-03-25 to 2026-07-27

109 Sampling activities

Peak measurements

2 data types available - with data from 2007-05-20 to 2025-06-01

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3 data types available - data from 2006-10-01 to 2026-08-07

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 8815.09 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988 add 8815.09 feet to gage height values.

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Colorado River Water Conservation District

Mt Crested Butte Water and Sanitation District

Town of Crested Butte

Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	385106106571000	n/a
Location name	SLATE R AB BAXTER GL @HWY 135 NR CRESTED BUTTE, CO	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	38.851659291307	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-106.953377300034	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	Gunnison County	051
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	8815.09 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.11 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	East-Taylor	14020001
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	73.4 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 Slate R AB Baxter GL @Hwy 135 NR Crested Butte, CO - USGS-385106106571000