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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Daily Values, Unit Values 1972-10-01 2024-11-21
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values 2008-10-01 2024-11-21
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2005-01-01 2024-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 08072500 is associated with a Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment in Harris County, Texas. Current conditions of Gate opening, Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NAVD 1988, Precipitation, and more are available. Water data back to 1972 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
08072500 n/a
Site name
Barker Res nr Addicks, TX n/a
Site type
Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment
LK
DMS latitude 294611 n/a
DMS longitude 0953849 n/a
Decimal latitude 29.76995129 n/a
Decimal longitude -95.6471682 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
Harris County 201
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map Addicks, TX n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 0 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Level or other surveyed method. L
Altitude accuracy .1 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
12040104
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNYNNNNNNNNYNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
128 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 128 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 8653-00150 n/a

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