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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 2006-02-22 2006-05-24
Information Water-quality 2006-02-22 2006-05-24
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 2006-02-22 2024-11-21
Nutrient Water-quality 2006-02-22 2006-05-24
Organics, other Water-quality 2006-02-22 2006-05-24
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 2005-04-27 2024-11-21
n/a Peak Measurements 2005-07-20 2015-10-22
n/a Site Visits 2005-04-26 2005-04-26
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2014-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 08470500 is associated with a Stream in Cameron County, Texas. Current conditions of Dissolved oxygen, Gage height, Specific conductance, and more are available. Water data back to 2005 are available online.

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.
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 -97.5847222 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 .22 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
12110208
Drainage basin
22 n/a
Topographic setting
Stream channel
C
Flags for instruments at site YNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 20050209 n/a
Drainage area
473 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 473 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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