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  2025-11-17
2022-11-17  2025-11-17
1991-04-10  2025-11-17
2007-10-01  2025-11-17
2007-10-01  2025-11-17
2007-10-01  2025-11-17
2007-10-01  2025-11-17
2020-01-14  2025-11-17
2007-10-01  2025-11-17
2025-07-20  2025-11-17
2025-07-20  2025-11-17
2025-07-20  2025-11-17
2025-07-20  2025-11-17
2025-07-20  2025-11-17
2025-07-20  2025-11-17
2020-01-23  2025-11-17







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Summary of all available data for this site
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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
Most recent instantaneous value: 21.9 11-17-2025   14:00 CST
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Temperature, water, degrees Fahrenheit
Most recent instantaneous value: 71.4 11-17-2025   14:00 CST
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 13.7 11-17-2025   14:00 CST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Nov 17 based on 47 water years of record more
Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Nov 17		 Min
(2025)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2017)
13.7 15.9 32 54 57 83 110

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 21.60 11-17-2025   14:00 CST
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius
Most recent instantaneous value: 715 11-17-2025   14:00 CST
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter
Most recent instantaneous value: 4.2 11-17-2025   14:00 CST
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pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units
Most recent instantaneous value: 7.0 11-17-2025   14:00 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: 2.68 11-17-2025   14:00 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: 1.3 11-17-2025   14:00 CST
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Soil temperature, degrees Celsius, [Sensor1: 5 in. Below Surface]
Most recent instantaneous value: 21.6 11-17-2025   14:00 CST
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Soil temperature, degrees Celsius, [Sensor2: 10 in. Below Surface]
Most recent instantaneous value: 20.4 11-17-2025   14:00 CST
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Soil temperature, degrees Celsius, [Sensor3: 20 in. Below Surface]
Most recent instantaneous value: 20.2 11-17-2025   14:00 CST
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Moisture content, soil, volumetric, percent of total volume, [Sensor1: 5 in. Below Surface]
Most recent instantaneous value: 17 11-17-2025   14:00 CST
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Moisture content, soil, volumetric, percent of total volume, [Sensor2: 10 in. Below Surface]
Most recent instantaneous value: 16 11-17-2025   14:00 CST
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Moisture content, soil, volumetric, percent of total volume, [Sensor3: 20 in. Below Surface]
Most recent instantaneous value: 12 11-17-2025   14:00 CST
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Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen
Most recent instantaneous value: 1.43 11-17-2025   14:00 CST
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