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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1970-12-01 1983-03-02
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1970-09-22 1983-03-02
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1970-09-22 1983-03-02
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1970-09-22 1983-03-02
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1972-01-31 1983-03-02
Microbiological Water-quality 1970-12-01 1983-03-02
Nutrient Water-quality 1970-09-22 1983-03-02
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1972-11-03 1981-08-24
Organics, other Water-quality 1970-09-22 1983-03-02
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1971-08-03 1983-03-02
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1964-08-14 2024-11-09
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1981-06-03 1981-06-03
n/a Peak Measurements 1965-09-22 2024-07-08
n/a Site Visits 1964-09-02 2024-01-22
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2005-01-01 2024-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 08074250 is associated with a Stream in Harris County, Texas. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1964 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
08074250 n/a
Site name
Brickhouse Gully at Costa Rica St, Houston, TX n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 294940 n/a
DMS longitude 0952809 n/a
Decimal latitude 29.82800424 n/a
Decimal longitude -95.469385 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 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
11.4 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 11.4 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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