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

Daily data

1 data types available - data from 1928-10-01 to 2026-07-28

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1933-04-07 to 2026-06-12

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5 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1956-11-01 to 1999-08-19

177 Sampling activities

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1 data types available - data from 1928-10-01 to 2026-07-28

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 102.37 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988 add 102.37 feet to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	04280000	n/a
Location name	POULTNEY RIVER BELOW FAIR HAVEN, VT	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	43.62425698165093	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-73.31163627647734	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	New Hampshire	33
State	Vermont	50
County	Rutland County	021
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	102.37 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.1 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Mettawee River	04300101
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	187 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 Poultney River Below Fair Haven, VT - USGS-04280000