Arroyo Colorado at FM 106, Rio Hondo, TX

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 17.53 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988 add 17.53 feet to gage height values.

Location details and information

Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Site identification number	08470500	_n/a
Site name	Arroyo Colorado at FM 106, Rio Hondo, TX	_n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
DMS latitude	261407	_n/a
DMS longitude	0973505	_n/a
Decimal latitude	26.23527778	_n/a
Decimal longitude	-97.58472222	_n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)	G
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
Latitude-longitude datum	North American Datum of 1983	NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum	North American Datum of 1983	NAD83
District	Texas	48
State	Texas	48
County	Cameron County	061
Country	US	_n/a
Land net location description		_n/a
Name of location map	RIO HONDO, TX	_n/a
Scale of location map	24000	_n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface	17.53 feet	_n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.2 feet	_n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit		121102080700
Drainage basin		_n/a
Topographic setting	Stream channel	C
Flags for instruments at site	NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN	_n/a
Date of first construction		_n/a
Date site established or inventoried	20050209	_n/a
Drainage area	473.0 square miles	_n/a
Contributing drainage area	473.0 square miles	_n/a
Time Zone abbreviation	CST	_n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	Y	_n/a
Data reliability	Data have been checked by the reporting agency.	C
Data-other GW files		_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-BJ501	_n/a

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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality