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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 2005-08-30 2023-11-07
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 2005-08-30 2023-08-09
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 2005-08-30 2023-11-21
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 2005-08-30 2007-03-21
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 2005-08-30 2023-08-09
Nutrient Water-quality 2005-08-30 2023-11-07
Organics, other Water-quality 2005-08-30 2023-11-07
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 2005-08-30 2007-03-21
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 2005-08-30 2023-11-21
Radiochemistry Water-quality 2005-08-30 2007-03-21
n/a Site Visits 1970-07-07 2023-11-07
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2005-01-01 2024-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 301537097492501 is associated with a Spring in Travis County, Texas. Water data back to 1970 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
301537097492501 n/a
Site name
YD-58-42-811 (Backdoor Spring) n/a
Site type
Spring
SP
DMS latitude 301534.2 n/a
DMS longitude 0974925.3 n/a
Decimal latitude 30.2595 n/a
Decimal longitude -97.8236944 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Reported. R
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .5 sec (PLGR/PPS GPS). 5
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
Travis County 453
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map AUSTIN WEST, TX n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface n/a
Method altitude determined n/a
Altitude accuracy n/a
Altitude datum
n/a
Subbasin hydrologic unit
12090205
Drainage basin
14 n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site YNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 20030107 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
Data have been checked by the reporting agency. C
Data-other GW files Y Y n/a
National aquifer Edwards-Trinity aquifer system S500EDRTRN
Local aquifer Edwards and Associated Limestones 218EDRDA
Local aquifer type
Unconfined single aquifer U
Well depth n/a
Hole depth
n/a
Source of depth data n/a
Project number 8653-AK001 n/a