USGS/Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington

USGS/WRD/CVO Monitoring Station

14240304 - Spirit Lake at Tunnel at Spirit Lake, WA

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Station Information

14240304 - SPIRIT LAKE AT TUNNEL AT SPIRIT LAKE, WA

Latitude (degrees, minutes, and seconds) ......  461635
Longitude (degrees, minutes, and seconds) .....  1220941
State Code ....................................  53
County Code ...................................  059
County Name ...................................  Skamania
Basin Name ....................................  Lower Cowlitz
Hydrologic Unit Code ..........................  17080005
Drainage Area (square miles) ..................  18.00*
Drainage Area (square miles) (pre-May 18, 1980)  14.90**
Gage Datum (feet above sea level) .............  3400.00


Location ...................... NE/NE Sec.10, T.9 N., R.5 E.,
				Mount St. Helens National Volcanic 
                                Monument, at entrance of Spirit Lake 
                                Outlet Tunnel, 5.6 mile NNE of the
                                Mount St. Helens volcanic edifice.

----Period(s) of Record----
October 1987 to current year


    * at entrance to Spirit Lake Outlet Tunnel
   ** prior to volcanic eruption of May 18, 1980

Site History and Remarks

"Spirit Lake 2" operated briefly in conjunction with this site, 1997

Location Map

-- base map courtesy USGS Mapping Information Server

Useful Links

Site Published In (USGS Water Resources Data Reports NOT LISTED)
-- (List not guaranteed complete) --

Uhrich, Mark A., 1990,
  Precipitation Data for the Mount St. Helens Area, Washington -- 1981-86:
  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-117.

URL for CVO HomePage is: <http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/home.html>
URL for this page is: <http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/Hydrology/Stations/SPL.html>
If you have questions or comments please contact: <GS-CVO-WEB@usgs.gov>
11/25/02, Lyn Topinka