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Water-Year Summary for Site 07343460

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62614 Elevation, lake/res, NGVD29(Min.,Mean,Max.)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
07343460 Lake Sulphur Springs near Sulphur Springs, TX
LOCATION - Lat 33°10'04", long 95°38'30" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Hopkins County, TX, Hydrologic Unit 11140303, on White Oak Dam, next to spillway on White Oak Creek, 2.4 mi from Sulphur Springs.
DRAINAGE AREA - 55 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Mar. 1999 to Sept. 2002 (contents), Oct. 2002 to current year. PERIOD OF RECORD, Water-Quality.-- CHEMICAL DATA: Oct. 1975 to Nov. 1983.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0 ft above NGVD of 1929 and 0.29 ft below NAVD of 1988. To obtain elevations in NAVD 1988, add 0.29 ft. Satellite telemeter at station.
REMARKS - Some records listed in the "Period of Record" for surface water and water quality may not be available electronically. The lake is formed by an earthfill dam 6,232 ft long (including service spillway) with an uncontrolled emergency spillway located at left end of dam. The dam was completed and storage began in Jan. 1974. The lake is the property of the Sulphur Springs Water District, and was built to impound water for municipal use. Data regarding the dam are given in the following table: 
                                                                              Elevation (feet)
Top of dam............................................................          474.0
Crest of spillway.....................................................          462.0
Lowest gated outlet (invert)..........................................          441.0
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum contents, 30,660 acre-ft, June 4, 2000, elevation, 464.41 ft; minimum contents, 13,660 acre-ft, Aug. 25, 2001, elevation 456.52 ft; minimum elevation, 452.30 ft, Nov. 12, 2011.