Buffalo Bayou at Houston, TX - 08074000
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Buffalo Bayou at Houston, TX - 08074000
Subscribe to WaterAlert March 26, 2025 - April 2, 2025
Gage height, feet [Primary Sensor]
3.15 ft - Apr 02, 2025 02:30:00 PM CDT
Important Data may be provisional
Value
Status
Time
Latest value
3.15 ft
Provisional
Apr 02, 2025
14:30:00 PM CDT
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3.15 ft
Provisional
Apr 02, 2025
02:30:00 PM CDT
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Statistics for April 2, 2025 based on 34 years of data
Gage height, ft
low (2011)
1.13 ft
25th percentile
1.98 ft
median
3.57 ft
75th percentile
4.26 ft
mean
3.76 ft
high (2000)
10.49 ft
Available data
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Learn about the data collection categories Continuous data
3 data types available - data from 2007-10-01 to 2025-04-02
Continuous data are collected via automated sensors installed at a monitoring location.
Data type
Data date range
Gage height, feet [Primary Sensor]
2007-10-01 - 2025-04-02
Discharge, cubic feet per second
2023-04-05 - 2025-04-02
Water velocity reading from field sensor, feet per second [X-Velocity]
2023-04-05 - 2025-04-02
Daily data
6 data types available - data from 1936-06-01 to 2025-04-01
Field measurements - Coming soon
0 data types available
Discrete sample data
152 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1968-10-21 to 1998-12-08
140 Sampling activities
- Monitoring Location
- Active Monitoring Locations
5 km
3 mi
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Interested in understanding how to access the upstream/downstream data? Learn about the Network-Linked Data Index (NLDI)
| 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 | 2025-04-02 |
| 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 | 2025-02-06 |
| 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
|
Buffalo-San Jacinto | 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 |
