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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1978-03-08 2024-02-20
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1976-10-29 2023-06-05
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1976-10-29 2024-02-20
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1962-02-01 2024-11-21
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1981-01-15 1981-04-23
n/a Peak Measurements 1962-06-10 2023-09-15
n/a Site Visits 1962-06-12 2024-08-21
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2005-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 08086290 is associated with a Stream in Stephens County, Texas. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, Specific conductance, and more are available. Water data back to 1962 are available online.

The datum of gage has been determined to be 1180.93 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988 add 1180.93 feet to gage height values.
Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
08086290 n/a
Site name
Big Sandy Ck abv Breckenridge, TX n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 323854 n/a
DMS longitude 0990015 n/a
Decimal latitude 32.64845613 n/a
Decimal longitude -99.0045146 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
Stephens County 429
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map Eolian, TX n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 1180.93 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System Y
Altitude accuracy .18 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
12060105
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
280 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 280 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 8653-00160 n/a

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