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Continuous data

2 data types available - data from 1994-10-01 to 2026-08-06

Daily data

4 data types available - data from 1932-04-01 to 2026-08-05

Field measurements

4 data types available - data from 1956-05-01 to 2026-07-02

Discrete sample data

46 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1958-09-10 to 2003-05-01

299 Sampling activities

Peak measurements

2 data types available - with data from 1933-05-15 to 2024-11-08

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4 data types available - data from 1932-04-01 to 2026-08-05

Important information about this monitoring location

Datum of gage has been determined to be 1617.79 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain water-surface elevations in NAVD 1988 add 1617.79 feet to gage height values

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	08127000	n/a
Location name	Elm Ck at Ballinger, TX	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	31.7493169658433	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-99.947863617196	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	Runnels County	399
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	1617.79 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.23 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Middle Colorado-Elm	12090101
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	450 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	450 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 Elm Ck at Ballinger, TX - USGS-08127000