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3 data types available - data from 1988-01-16 to 2026-09-16

Daily data

2 data types available - data from 1907-01-01 to 2026-09-14

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2 data types available - data from 1923-12-15 to 2026-08-26

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353 Observed properties (data types) available - data from 1971-03-04 to 2023-07-20

163 Sampling activities

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2 data types available - data from 1908-05-25 to 2025-06-04

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Location details and information

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Elm Fk Trinity Rvr nr Carrollton TX

The camera is attached near the right bank end of the downstream end of the bridge. The camera is pointed in the downstream direction. The camera equipment is located in the station DCP shelter on the same end of the bridge, upstream side of the bridge - across the roadway from the camera itself.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	08055500	n/a
Location name	Elm Fk Trinity Rv nr Carrollton, TX	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	32.9659570065654	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-96.9444500353813	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 5 sec.	F
District	Texas	48
State	Texas	48
County	Dallas County	113
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	431.26 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.19 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Elm Fork Trinity	12030103
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	2459 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	2459 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 Elm Fk Trinity Rv nr Carrollton, TX - USGS-08055500

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