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Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of zero gage height has been determined to be 7,979.61 feet above NAVD88. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD88, add 7,979.61 feet to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	06630465	n/a
Location name	Medicine Bow R ab E Fk Med Bow nr Elk Mountain, WY	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	41.547777777777775	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-106.40972222222223	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from digital map	N
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Wyoming	56
State	Wyoming	56
County	Carbon County	007
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	7979.61 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.2 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Medicine Bow	10180004
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	46.1 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 Medicine Bow R ab E Fk Med Bow nr Elk Mountain, WY - USGS-06630465