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Continuous data

2 data types available - data from 1991-07-13 to 2026-08-08

Daily data

5 data types available - data from 1898-03-01 to 2026-08-07

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1897-12-21 to 2026-07-29

Discrete sample data

237 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1967-10-01 to 2001-07-10

305 Sampling activities

Peak measurements

2 data types available - with data from 1869-07-07 to 2025-07-06

Statistical tables for select daily data types

4 data types available - data from 1898-03-01 to 2026-08-06

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 391.96 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988, add 391.96 feet to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	08158000	n/a
Location name	Colorado Rv at Austin, TX	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	30.24613888888889	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-97.68005555555555	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from Digital MAP.	N
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - .1 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS).	1
District	Texas	48
State	Texas	48
County	Travis County	453
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	391.96 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Level or other surveyed method.	L
Altitude accuracy	0.1 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Austin-Travis Lakes	12090205
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	39009 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	27606 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 Colorado Rv at Austin, TX - USGS-08158000