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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	351216106421330	n/a
Location name	SWINBURN DAM RAIN GAGE AT PARADISE HILLS, NM	n/a
Site type	Atmosphere	AT
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	35.2044868862348	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-106.704194361824	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Global positioning system (GPS), Standard Positioning Service (SPS) or Precise Positioning Service (PPS)	G
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	New Mexico	35
State	New Mexico	35
County	Bernalillo County	001
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface		n/a
Method altitude determined		n/a
Altitude accuracy		n/a
Altitude datum		n/a
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Rio Grande-Albuquerque	13020203
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area		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 Swinburn Dam Rain Gage at Paradise Hills, NM - USGS-351216106421330