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Continuous data

9 data types available - data from 1990-10-01 to 2026-07-30

Daily data

1 data types available - data from 1977-10-01 to 2026-07-30

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1977-03-23 to 2026-06-18

Discrete sample data

194 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1993-03-26 to 2026-07-22

266 Sampling activities

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1 data types available - data from 1977-10-01 to 2026-07-30

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this gage is 4.54 ft above NAVD of 1988. To obtain stream water surface elevation values in NAVD88, add 4.54 feet to gage height values.

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Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	01208873	n/a
Location name	ROOSTER RIVER AT FAIRFIELD, CT	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	41.179714599255476	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-73.21898519408258	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Connecticut	09
State	Connecticut	09
County	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	120
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	4.54 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.04 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Saugatuck	01100006
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	10.6 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	EST	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 Rooster River at Fairfield, CT - USGS-01208873