diff --git a/cwms-data-api/src/main/java/cwms/cda/data/dao/LocationsDaoImpl.java b/cwms-data-api/src/main/java/cwms/cda/data/dao/LocationsDaoImpl.java
index 49f343207..750c92be7 100644
--- a/cwms-data-api/src/main/java/cwms/cda/data/dao/LocationsDaoImpl.java
+++ b/cwms-data-api/src/main/java/cwms/cda/data/dao/LocationsDaoImpl.java
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ private Location buildLocation(Record loc) {
         )
                 .withLocationType(loc.get(AV_LOC.LOCATION_TYPE))
                 .withElevation(loc.get(AV_LOC.ELEVATION))
+                .withElevationUnits(loc.get(AV_LOC.UNIT_ID))
                 .withVerticalDatum(loc.get(AV_LOC.VERTICAL_DATUM))
                 .withPublicName(loc.get(AV_LOC.PUBLIC_NAME))
                 .withLongName(loc.get(AV_LOC.LONG_NAME))
@@ -218,7 +219,8 @@ public void storeLocation(Location location) throws IOException {
             connection(dsl, c -> {
                 setOffice(c,location);
                 CwmsDbLoc locJooq = CwmsDbServiceLookup.buildCwmsDb(CwmsDbLoc.class, c);
-                String elevationUnits = Unit.METER.getValue();
+                String elevationUnits = location.getElevationUnits() == null ?
+                        Unit.METER.getValue() : location.getElevationUnits();
                 locJooq.store(c, location.getOfficeId(), location.getName(),
                         location.getStateInitial(), location.getCountyName(),
                         location.getTimezoneName(), location.getLocationType(),
@@ -246,7 +248,8 @@ public void renameLocation(String oldLocationName, Location renamedLocation)
             connection(dsl, c -> {
                 setOffice(c,renamedLocation);
                 CwmsDbLoc locJooq = CwmsDbServiceLookup.buildCwmsDb(CwmsDbLoc.class, c);
-                String elevationUnits = Unit.METER.getValue();
+                String elevationUnits = renamedLocation.getElevationUnits() == null ?
+                        Unit.METER.getValue() : renamedLocation.getElevationUnits();
                 locJooq.rename(c, renamedLocation.getOfficeId(), oldLocationName,
                         renamedLocation.getName(), renamedLocation.getStateInitial(),
                         renamedLocation.getCountyName(), renamedLocation.getTimezoneName(),
diff --git a/cwms-data-api/src/main/java/cwms/cda/data/dto/Location.java b/cwms-data-api/src/main/java/cwms/cda/data/dto/Location.java
index 32a4dc67b..d73e76856 100644
--- a/cwms-data-api/src/main/java/cwms/cda/data/dto/Location.java
+++ b/cwms-data-api/src/main/java/cwms/cda/data/dto/Location.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public final class Location extends CwmsDTO {
     private final Double elevation;
     private final String mapLabel;
     private final String boundingOfficeId;
+    private final String elevationUnits;
 
     private Location(Builder builder) {
         super(builder.officeId);
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ private Location(Builder builder) {
         this.elevation = builder.elevation;
         this.mapLabel = builder.mapLabel;
         this.boundingOfficeId = builder.boundingOfficeId;
+        this.elevationUnits = builder.elevationUnits;
     }
 
     public String getName() {
@@ -159,6 +161,10 @@ public Double getElevation() {
         return elevation;
     }
 
+    public String getElevationUnits() {
+        return elevationUnits;
+    }
+
     public String getMapLabel() {
         return mapLabel;
     }
@@ -195,7 +201,8 @@ && getHorizontalDatum().equals(location.getHorizontalDatum())
                 && Objects.equals(getElevation(), location.getElevation())
                 && Objects.equals(getMapLabel(), location.getMapLabel())
                 && Objects.equals(getBoundingOfficeId(), location.getBoundingOfficeId())
-                && getOfficeId().equals(location.getOfficeId());
+                && getOfficeId().equals(location.getOfficeId())
+                && Objects.equals(getElevationUnits(), location.getElevationUnits());
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -205,7 +212,7 @@ public int hashCode() {
                 getLocationType(), getLocationKind(), getNation(), getStateInitial(),
                 getCountyName(), getHorizontalDatum(), getPublishedLongitude(),
                 getPublishedLatitude(), getVerticalDatum(), getElevation(), getMapLabel(),
-                getBoundingOfficeId(), getOfficeId());
+                getBoundingOfficeId(), getOfficeId(), getElevationUnits());
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -229,7 +236,8 @@ public String toString() {
                 + ", publishedLongitude=" + publishedLongitude
                 + ", publishedLatitude=" + publishedLatitude
                 + ", verticalDatum='" + verticalDatum + '\''
-                + ", elevation=" + elevation
+                + ", elevation=" + elevation + '\''
+                + ", elevationUnits=" + elevationUnits + '\''
                 + ", mapLabel='" + mapLabel + '\''
                 + ", boundingOfficeId='" + boundingOfficeId + '\''
                 + ", officeId='" + getOfficeId() + '\''
@@ -261,6 +269,7 @@ public static class Builder {
         private Double elevation;
         private String mapLabel;
         private String boundingOfficeId;
+        private String elevationUnits;
         private static final String MISSING_NAME_ERROR_MSG = "Location name is a required field";
         private final Map<String, Consumer<Object>> propertyFunctionMap = new HashMap<>();
 
@@ -306,6 +315,7 @@ public Builder(Location location) {
             this.elevation = location.getElevation();
             this.mapLabel = location.getMapLabel();
             this.boundingOfficeId = location.getBoundingOfficeId();
+            this.elevationUnits = location.getElevationUnits();
             buildPropertyFunctions();
         }
 
@@ -351,6 +361,8 @@ private void buildPropertyFunctions() {
             propertyFunctionMap.put("map-label", mapLabelVal -> withMapLabel((String) mapLabelVal));
             propertyFunctionMap.put("bounding-office-id",
                 boundingOfficeIdVal -> withBoundingOfficeId((String) boundingOfficeIdVal));
+            propertyFunctionMap.put("elevation-units",
+                    elevUnits -> withElevationUnits((String) elevUnits));
         }
 
         @JsonIgnore
@@ -467,6 +479,11 @@ public Builder withElevation(Double elevation) {
             return this;
         }
 
+        public Builder withElevationUnits(String elevationUnits) {
+            this.elevationUnits = elevationUnits;
+            return this;
+        }
+
         public Builder withMapLabel(String mapLabel) {
             this.mapLabel = mapLabel;
             return this;
diff --git a/cwms-data-api/src/test/java/cwms/cda/data/dto/LocationTest.java b/cwms-data-api/src/test/java/cwms/cda/data/dto/LocationTest.java
index 9b8330415..81e685ec8 100644
--- a/cwms-data-api/src/test/java/cwms/cda/data/dto/LocationTest.java
+++ b/cwms-data-api/src/test/java/cwms/cda/data/dto/LocationTest.java
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ private Location buildTestLocation() {
 				.withPublishedLatitude(50.0)
 				.withPublishedLongitude(50.0)
 				.withDescription("for testing")
+				.withElevationUnits("m")
 				.build();
 	}
 
diff --git a/cwms-data-api/src/test/resources/cwms/cda/api/location_create_spk.json b/cwms-data-api/src/test/resources/cwms/cda/api/location_create_spk.json
index b7a223333..41fb92f10 100644
--- a/cwms-data-api/src/test/resources/cwms/cda/api/location_create_spk.json
+++ b/cwms-data-api/src/test/resources/cwms/cda/api/location_create_spk.json
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
   "horizontal-datum": "NGVD-29",
   "published-longitude": 38.5816,
   "published-latitude": -121.4944,
-  "elevation": 0.0,
+  "elevation": 0.2,
+  "elevation-units": "m",
   "map-label": "label",
   "bounding-office-id": "SPK",
   "office-id": "SPK"