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USGS 08123640 Natural Dam Salt Lk nr Big Spring, TX

  Lake Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 32°13'12",   Longitude 101°37'45"   NAD27
Howard County, Texas, Hydrologic Unit 12080006
Drainage area: 73.0 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 73.0 square miles,
Datum of gage: 0 feet above   NGVD29.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2007-10-01  2025-10-29  
 Daily Data
    Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NGVD 1929, feet  2000-10-01  2025-10-28  24674 
 Daily Statistics 
    Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NGVD 1929, feet  2002-01-01  2025-05-06 7806 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NGVD 1929, feet  2002-01  2025-05  
 Annual Statistics 
    Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NGVD 1929, feet  2002  2025  
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1965-03-02  1967-02-14  16 
 Water-Year Summary 2014  2024  11 
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