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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1978-03-21 1981-09-10
Information Water-quality 1971-05-03 2021-05-03
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1968-02-07 1985-08-05
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1968-02-07 2021-05-03
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1971-05-03 1985-08-05
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1971-05-03 1985-08-05
Microbiological Water-quality 1971-05-03 1985-08-05
Nutrient Water-quality 1968-02-07 1985-08-05
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1972-11-29 1979-02-14
Organics, other Water-quality 1971-05-03 1981-09-10
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1971-05-03 1979-02-14
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1959-03-01 2024-11-21
Population/Community Water-quality 1978-03-21 1981-09-10
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1981-03-24 1981-07-09
Sediment Water-quality 1978-02-13 1985-08-05
n/a Peak Measurements 1939-07-14 2024-07-09
n/a Site Visits 1944-08-18 2024-10-16
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2005-01-01 2024-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 08078000 is associated with a Stream in Brazoria County, Texas. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Precipitation are available. Water data back to 1939 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
08078000 n/a
Site name
Chocolate Bayou nr Alvin, TX n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 292216.7 n/a
DMS longitude 0951922.2 n/a
Decimal latitude 29.37154349 n/a
Decimal longitude -95.3230476 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft) G
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 1 sec. S
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
Brazoria County 039
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map Liverpool, TX n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 0.31 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Level or other surveyed method. L
Altitude accuracy .1 feet n/a
Altitude datum
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit
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
87.7 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 87.7 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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