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Continuous data

5 data types available - data from 1987-10-01 to 2026-08-02

Daily data

3 data types available - data from 1949-06-01 to 2026-07-31

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1941-10-10 to 2026-06-08

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3 data types available - data from 1949-06-01 to 2026-07-31

Important information about this monitoring location

The datum of the gage has been determined to be 403.50 ft above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988, add 403.50 ft to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	12095000	n/a
Location name	SOUTH PRAIRIE CREEK AT SOUTH PRAIRIE, WA	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	47.1395462841882	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-122.092613481488	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
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	403.5 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Level or other surveyed method.	L
Altitude accuracy	0.03 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Puyallup	17110014
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	79.5 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 South Prairie Creek at South Prairie, WA - USGS-12095000