USGS 08155500 Barton Spgs at Austin, TX

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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The datum elevation of this station has been determined to be 412.01 ft above NAVD 1988. To obtain gage-height values in NAVD 1988, add 412.01 ft

Funding for this site is provided by the cooperators / programs below:
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This station managed by the Austin Field Unit.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
2007-10-01  2026-01-30
2023-01-30  2026-01-30
1991-04-10  2026-01-30
2007-10-01  2026-01-30
2007-10-01  2026-01-30
2007-10-01  2026-01-30
2007-10-01  2026-01-30
2020-01-14  2026-01-30
2007-10-01  2026-01-30
2025-10-02  2026-01-30
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2025-10-02  2026-01-30
2020-01-23  2026-01-30







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Summary of all available data for this site
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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
Most recent instantaneous value: 21.8 01-30-2026   16:00 CST
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Temperature, water, degrees Fahrenheit
Most recent instantaneous value: 71.3 01-30-2026   16:00 CST
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 11.9 01-30-2026   16:00 CST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Jan 30 based on 47 water years of record more
Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Jan 30		 Min
(1990)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2019)
11.9 17.0 37 57 62 85 121

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 21.76 01-30-2026   16:00 CST
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius
Most recent instantaneous value: 706 01-30-2026   16:00 CST
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter
Most recent instantaneous value: 4.2 01-30-2026   16:00 CST
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pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units
Most recent instantaneous value: 6.9 01-30-2026   16:00 CST
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Dissolved organic matter fluorescence (fDOM), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, micrograms per liter as quinine sulfate equivalents (QSE)
Most recent instantaneous value: 2.87 01-30-2026   16:00 CST
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)
Most recent instantaneous value: 1.2 01-30-2026   16:00 CST
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Soil temperature, degrees Celsius, [Sensor1: 5 in. Below Surface]
Most recent instantaneous value: 8.6 01-30-2026   16:00 CST
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Soil temperature, degrees Celsius, [Sensor2: 10 in. Below Surface]
Most recent instantaneous value: 8.3 01-30-2026   16:00 CST
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Soil temperature, degrees Celsius, [Sensor3: 20 in. Below Surface]
Most recent instantaneous value: 10.9 01-30-2026   16:00 CST
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Moisture content, soil, volumetric, percent of total volume, [Sensor1: 5 in. Below Surface]
Most recent instantaneous value: 23 01-30-2026   16:00 CST
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Moisture content, soil, volumetric, percent of total volume, [Sensor2: 10 in. Below Surface]
Most recent instantaneous value: 14 01-30-2026   16:00 CST
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Moisture content, soil, volumetric, percent of total volume, [Sensor3: 20 in. Below Surface]
Most recent instantaneous value: 11 01-30-2026   16:00 CST
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Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen
Most recent instantaneous value: 1.54 01-30-2026   16:00 CST
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