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Continuous data

3 data types available - data from 1989-10-01 to 2026-08-19

Daily data

5 data types available - data from 1935-10-01 to 2026-08-19

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1987-08-13 to 2026-05-27

Discrete sample data

249 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1948-03-30 to 1990-06-05

44 Sampling activities

Peak measurements

2 data types available - with data from 1908-10-25 to 2025-05-01

Statistical tables for select daily data types

5 data types available - data from 1935-10-01 to 2026-08-19

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 560.64 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988 add 560.64 feet to gage height values.

Location details and information

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City of Owasso

City of Tulsa

US Army Corps of Engineers - Tulsa District

USGS - Federal Priority Streamgages

Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	07178000	n/a
Location name	Bird Creek near Owasso, OK	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	36.2487053441679	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-95.8672129744507	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 5 sec.	F
District	Oklahoma	40
State	Oklahoma	40
County	Tulsa County	143
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	560.64 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	Y
Altitude accuracy	0.13 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Bird	11070107
Drainage basin	02	n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	1017 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	1017 square miles	n/a
Time zone abbreviation	CST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	Y	n/a
National aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer type		n/a
Well depth		n/a
Hole depth		n/a
Source of depth data		n/a

Monitoring location Bird Creek near Owasso, OK - USGS-07178000