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Continuous data

3 data types available - data from 1987-01-31 to 2026-10-14

Daily data

1 data types available - data from 1958-10-01 to 2026-10-12

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1983-06-21 to 2026-10-13

Discrete sample data

347 Observed properties (data types) available - data from 1959-07-08 to 2016-07-18

588 Sampling activities

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2 data types available - data from 1959-06-09 to 2025-06-03

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1 data types available - data from 1958-10-01 to 2026-10-12

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 6,881.84 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988 add 6,881.84 feet to gage height values.

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Uncompahgre River near Ridgway

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	09146200	n/a
Location name	UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER NEAR RIDGWAY, CO.	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	38.1838791301833	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-107.745892375332	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Colorado	08
State	Colorado	08
County	Ouray County	091
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	6881.84 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.12 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Uncompahgre	14020006
Drainage basin	09	n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	149 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	149 square miles	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 Uncompahgre River Near Ridgway, Co. - USGS-09146200