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3 data types available - data from 2003-04-29 to 2026-07-29

Daily data

1 data types available - data from 1929-04-29 to 2026-07-28

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 2003-05-14 to 2026-06-25

Discrete sample data

399 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1993-09-24 to 2013-09-20

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1 data types available - data from 1929-04-29 to 2026-07-28

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 4,860.72 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988, add 4,860.72 feet to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	06721000	n/a
Location name	SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT FORT LUPTON, CO.	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	40.116111	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-104.818056	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 3 sec (SPS GPS).	R
District	Colorado	08
State	Colorado	08
County	Weld County	123
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	4860.72 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.19 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Middle South Platte-Cherry Creek	10190003
Drainage basin	06	n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	5043 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 South Platte River at Fort Lupton, Co. - USGS-06721000