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14240460 - North Fork Toutle River below Elk Creek near Spirit Lake, WA


14240460 - NORTH FORK TOUTLE RIVER BELOW ELK CREEK NEAR SPIRIT LAKE, WA


Latitude (degrees, minutes, and seconds) ......  461640
Longitude (degrees, minutes, and seconds) .....  1221808
State Code ....................................  53
County Code ...................................  015
County Name ...................................  Cowlitz
Basin Name ....................................  Lower Cowlitz
Hydrologic Unit Code ..........................  17080005  
Drainage Area (square miles) ..................  83.0
Gage Datum (feet, from altimeter) .............	 1690   

Location ...................... At rock outcrop, 1.7 mi below Elk Creek


----Period(s) of Record----
Sediment Data -- March 1980 to February 1981



Site History and Remarks

Ungaged sampling site at Forest Service road bridge 0.5 mi (0.8 km) below Elk Creek and 13 mi (21 km) southeast of Kid Valley. Station moved 1.2 mi (1.9 km) downstream to rock outcrop following emplacement of debris pile on May 18, 1980. Water-stage recorder in operation September 23, 1980. Gage house lost in high water December 26, 1980.


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07/01/97, Lyn Topinka