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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 2011-12-01 2014-02-24
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 2011-12-01 2014-02-24
Nutrient Water-quality 2011-12-01 2014-02-24
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1999-10-01 2024-11-24
Sediment Water-quality 2011-12-01 2014-02-24
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 08162506 is associated with a Tidal stream in Matagorda County, Texas. Current conditions of Mean water velocity for discharge computation, Stream water level elevation above NGVD 1929, and Water surface elevation difference between two locations are available. Water data back to 1999 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
08162506 n/a
Site name
Colorado Rv Bypass Channel nr Matagorda, TX n/a
Site type
Tidal stream
ST-TS
DMS latitude 284104 n/a
DMS longitude 0955808 n/a
Decimal latitude 28.6847113 n/a
Decimal longitude -95.9691293 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
Matagorda County 321
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map Matagorda, 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
Local Mean Sea Level LMSL
Subbasin hydrologic unit
12090302
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNYYNNNNNNNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
n/a
Contributing drainage area 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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