Moses Lk-Galveston Bay nr Texas City, TX - 08077650
Important information about this monitoring location
The elevation of this station has been determined to be 0.0 feet above NGVD 1929. To obtain water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988 subtract .21 feet from NGVD 1929 values.
Location details and information
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
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Site identification number
|
08077650 | n/a |
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Site name
|
Moses Lk-Galveston Bay nr Texas City, TX | n/a |
|
Site type
|
Estuary
|
ES |
| DMS latitude | 292650 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0945512 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 29.44745403 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -94.9202016 | 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
|
Galveston County | 167 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | n/a | |
| Name of location map | Texas City, 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 | 5 feet | n/a |
|
Altitude datum
|
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 | NGVD29 |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
West Galveston Bay | 12040204 |
|
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
|
n/a | |
| Contributing drainage area | 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 | |
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Hole depth
|
n/a | |
| Source of depth data | n/a | |
| Project number | n/a |
