| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | Water-quality | 1968-10-21 | 1998-12-08 |
| Inorganics, Major, Metals | Water-quality | 1968-10-21 | 1993-06-21 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Daily Values, Water-quality | 1968-10-21 | 2000-09-29 |
| Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1969-02-14 | 1981-07-13 |
| Inorganics, Minor, metals | Water-quality | 1968-10-21 | 1998-12-08 |
| Microbiological | Water-quality | 1970-12-03 | 1998-08-22 |
| Nutrient | Water-quality | 1968-10-21 | 1998-12-08 |
| Organics, PCBs | Water-quality | 1972-11-15 | 1981-07-13 |
| Organics, other | Water-quality | 1969-02-14 | 1998-12-08 |
| Organics, pesticide | Water-quality | 1969-02-14 | 1981-07-13 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1936-06-01 | 2024-11-21 |
| Radiochemistry | Water-quality | 1981-05-13 | 1981-07-13 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1929-05-31 | 2023-05-14 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1980-01-31 | 2024-08-01 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2005-01-01 | 2023-01-01 |
Monitoring location 08074000 is associated with a Tidal stream in Harris County, Texas. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Water velocity reading from field sensor are available. Water data back to 1929 are available online.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
|
Site identification number
|
08074000 | n/a |
|
Site name
|
Buffalo Bayou at Houston, TX | n/a |
|
Site type
|
Tidal stream
|
ST-TS |
| DMS latitude | 294536 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0952430 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 29.76022829 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -95.4085505 | 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 | Houston Heights, TX | n/a |
| Scale of location map | 24000 | n/a |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 0.00 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | Level or other surveyed method. | L |
| Altitude accuracy | 0.1 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 | NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
|
Date of first construction
|
n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | n/a | |
|
Drainage area
|
336 square miles | n/a |
| Contributing drainage area | 336 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 | 8653-00350 | n/a |
