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Continuous data

3 data types available - data from 1990-10-11 to 2026-09-01

Daily data

2 data types available - data from 1918-05-11 to 2026-08-30

Field measurements

3 data types available - data from 1918-05-13 to 2026-06-01

Discrete sample data

122 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1956-12-18 to 1999-09-02

169 Sampling activities

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2 data types available - with data from 1919-03-28 to 2025-03-18

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2 data types available - data from 1918-05-11 to 2026-08-30

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 449.42 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988 add 449.42 feet to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	01078000	n/a
Location name	SMITH RIVER NEAR BRISTOL, NH	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	43.5664630657956	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-71.7478569661318	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from MAP.	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	New Hampshire	33
State	New Hampshire	33
County	Merrimack County	013
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	449.42 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Level or other surveyed method.	L
Altitude accuracy	0.01 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Pemigewasset River	01070001
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	85.8 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	EST	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 Smith River Near Bristol, NH - USGS-01078000

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