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Continuous data

2 data types available - data from 1989-10-01 to 2026-08-02

Daily data

2 data types available - data from 1959-06-01 to 2026-07-31

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1938-10-29 to 2026-06-25

Discrete sample data

40 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1962-10-04 to 1965-09-08

37 Sampling activities

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2 data types available - data from 1959-06-01 to 2026-07-31

Important information about this monitoring location

The datum of the gage has been determined to be 192.66 ft above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988, add 192.66 ft to gage height values.

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Flett Creek at Tacoma

FLETT CREEK AT TACOMA, WA

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	12091100	n/a
Location name	FLETT CREEK AT TACOMA, WA	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	47.18885833333333	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-122.52010277777778	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from digital map	N
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Washington	53
State	Washington	53
County	Pierce County	053
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	192.66 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.01 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Puget Sound	17110019
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	7.33 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	PST	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 Flett Creek at Tacoma, WA - USGS-12091100