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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 2003-05-13 2004-09-07
Information Water-quality 2003-05-13 2004-09-07
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Daily Values, Water-quality 2003-05-13 2004-09-08
Nutrient Water-quality 2003-05-13 2004-09-07
Organics, other Water-quality 2003-05-13 2004-09-07
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 2003-05-13 2024-12-18
n/a Peak Measurements 2021-07-10 2021-07-10
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2020-01-01 2024-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 08079005 is associated with a Stream in Brazoria County, Texas. Current conditions of Gage height are available. Water data back to 2003 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
08079005 n/a
Site name
Oyster Ck at CR 290 nr Angleton, TX n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 290731.36 n/a
DMS longitude 0952852.94 n/a
Decimal latitude 29.12537778 n/a
Decimal longitude -95.4813722 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .5 sec (PLGR/PPS GPS). 5
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
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 ANGLETON, TX n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 0 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy 0.1 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
12040205
Drainage basin
11 n/a
Topographic setting
Stream channel
C
Flags for instruments at site YNNNYNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 20030212 n/a
Drainage area
116 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 116 square miles n/a
Time Zone abbreviation CST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
Data have been checked by the reporting agency. C
Data-other GW files 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 n/a

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