Location.--Latitude 48°43'58", Longitude
121°04'02", in SE 1/4 Section 35, Township 38 North,
Range 13 East, in Whatcom County, Hydrologic Unit
17110005, Ross Lake National Recreational Area, at Ross Dam on
Skagit River, 1.0 mile downstream from Ruby Creek, 9.1 miles
northeast of Newhalem, and at river
mile 105.2. Drainage
area is 999 mi2, of which 400 mi2 is in
Canada. Datum
of gage is City of Seattle Ross Dam datum, 1.79 feet above NGVD
of 1929, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey datum and 0.88 feet above
NGVD of 1929, Geodetic Survey of Canada 1959 datum.
Maps.--Locate
this station on a
map of the basin (PDF).
Additional Data and Information.--Station data
inventory and annual data
report, and project tour
information.
Funding for this site is provided by the cooperators /
programs below:
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Station Notes
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Normal lake
elevation varies from 1,475 feet to 1,602.5 feet (Taintor
Gates), with dead storage below 1,250 feet and flood storage
to 1,610.5 feet. |
The transducer and radar
sensor at this station may produce slightly different reservoir
elevations, which is normal due to differnt type of
sensors.
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