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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1978-05-30 2003-05-01
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1958-09-10 2003-05-01
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1958-09-10 2003-05-01
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1958-09-10 1966-01-03
Nutrient Water-quality 1958-09-10 1973-09-27
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1932-04-01 2024-11-14
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1981-01-05 1981-03-25
n/a Peak Measurements 1933-05-15 2022-12-11
n/a Site Visits 1956-05-01 2024-09-16
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2005-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 08127000 is associated with a Stream in Runnels County, Texas. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1932 are available online.

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
Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
08127000 n/a
Site name
Elm Ck at Ballinger, TX n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 314457 n/a
DMS longitude 0995651 n/a
Decimal latitude 31.74931697 n/a
Decimal longitude -99.9478636 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
Runnels County 399
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map Ballinger, TX n/a
Scale of location map 24000 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 .23 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
12090101
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
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
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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