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Continuous data

3 data types available - data from 1986-10-04 to 2026-10-14

Daily data

4 data types available - data from 1974-10-01 to 2026-10-12

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1982-07-01 to 2026-09-22

Discrete sample data

298 Observed properties (data types) available - data from 1978-01-30 to 2004-08-26

293 Sampling activities

Peak measurements

2 data types available - data from 1975-07-09 to 2025-06-15

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3 data types available - data from 1974-10-01 to 2026-10-12

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 5,684.56 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988, add 5,684.56 feet to gage height values.

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Clear Creek at Golden

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	06719505	n/a
Location name	CLEAR CREEK AT GOLDEN, CO	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	39.753056	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-105.234722	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 5 sec.	F
District	Colorado	08
State	Colorado	08
County	Jefferson County	059
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	5684.56 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.13 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Clear	10190004
Drainage basin	06	n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	394 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 Clear Creek at Golden, CO - USGS-06719505