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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Daily Values, Water-quality 1965-11-01 2002-09-30
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1969-12-02 1977-11-10
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1969-12-02 1977-11-10
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1969-12-02 1974-02-28
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1971-04-30 1973-06-15
Nutrient Water-quality 1969-12-02 1973-06-15
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1969-12-02 2024-11-08
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2005-01-01 2024-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 08063700 is associated with a Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment in Ellis County, Texas. Current conditions of Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NGVD 1929, Precipitation, Wind direction, and more are available. Water data back to 1965 are available online.

The datum elevation of this station has been determined to be 0.00 feet above NGVD 1929. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988 subtract .34 feet from NGVD 1929 values.
Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
08063700 n/a
Site name
Bardwell Lk nr Ennis, TX n/a
Site type
Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment
LK
DMS latitude 321500 n/a
DMS longitude 0963849 n/a
Decimal latitude 32.25014716 n/a
Decimal longitude -96.6472123 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from MAP. M
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 5 sec. F
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1927 NAD27
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Texas 48
State
Texas 48
County
Ellis County 139
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map Ennis West, TX n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 0 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Reported method of determination. R
Altitude accuracy 1 feet n/a
Altitude datum
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit
12030109
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
178 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 178 square miles n/a
Time Zone abbreviation CST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
n/a
Data-other GW files NYNNNNNN 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
Project number n/a

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