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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1965-03-02 1967-02-14
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1965-03-02 1967-02-14
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1965-12-14 1965-12-14
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1965-03-02 2024-11-21
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2014-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 08123640 is associated with a Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment in Howard County, Texas. Current conditions of Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NGVD 1929 are available. Water data back to 1965 are available online.

Datum of gage is 0.00 feet above NGVD 1929. To obtain reservoir water-surface elevations in NAVD 1988 add 1.14 feet to elevation values.
Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
08123640 n/a
Site name
Natural Dam Salt Lk nr Big Spring, TX n/a
Site type
Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment
LK
DMS latitude 321312 n/a
DMS longitude 1013745 n/a
Decimal latitude 32.22012048 n/a
Decimal longitude -101.6295723 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
Howard County 227
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map Natural Dam Lake, 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 1 feet n/a
Altitude datum
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit
12080006
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
73.0 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 73.0 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 n/a

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