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Continuous data

9 data types available - data from 2007-10-01 to 2026-08-05

Daily data

4 data types available - data from 1967-04-01 to 2026-08-04

Field measurements

3 data types available - data from 1967-03-20 to 2026-07-15

Discrete sample data

688 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1968-02-01 to 2026-07-28

629 Sampling activities

Peak measurements

2 data types available - with data from 1913-12-11 to 2024-05-23

Statistical tables for select daily data types

4 data types available - data from 1967-04-01 to 2026-08-03

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 1.20 feet below NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988 subtract 1.20 feet from gage height values

Location details and information

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	08116650	n/a
Location name	Brazos Rv nr Rosharon, TX	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	29.349686143162536	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-95.58246348462062	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 5 sec.	F
District	Texas	48
State	Texas	48
County	Fort Bend County	157
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	-1.2 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.27 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Lower Brazos	12070104
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	45339 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	35773 square miles	n/a
Time zone abbreviation	CST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	Y	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

Monitoring location Brazos Rv nr Rosharon, TX - USGS-08116650