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Continuous data

1 data types available - data from 2007-10-01 to 2026-08-08

Daily data

4 data types available - data from 1936-01-02 to 2026-08-07

Field measurements

3 data types available - data from 1999-03-25 to 2026-06-25

Discrete sample data

28 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1964-04-22 to 1973-04-24

2 Sampling activities

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2 data types available - data from 2000-10-01 to 2026-08-07

Important information about this monitoring location

Datum of the gage referenced to a locally provided reservoir datum but was previously referenced to NGVD29 in error. To convert published elevation values to NAVD88, add 1.38 ft.

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City of Sweetwater

Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	08083200	n/a
Location name	Lk Sweetwater nr Sweetwater, TX	n/a
Site type	Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment	LK
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	32.438753049548	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-100.30371944243508	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 5 sec.	F
District	Texas	48
State	Texas	48
County	Nolan County	353
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	1.38 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.24 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Upper Clear Fork Brazos	12060102
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	104 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	104 square miles	n/a
Time zone abbreviation	CST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	Y	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

Monitoring location Lk Sweetwater nr Sweetwater, TX - USGS-08083200