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Continuous data

19 data types available - data from 2014-05-30 to 2025-08-26

Daily data

16 data types available - data from 2005-04-27 to 2025-08-24

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 2005-04-26 to 2025-06-23

Discrete sample data

52 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 2006-02-22 to 2006-05-24

75 Sampling activities

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1 data types available - with data from 2005-07-20 to 2015-10-22

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16 data types available - data from 2005-04-27 to 2025-08-24

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.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	08470500	n/a
Location name	Arroyo Colorado at FM 106, Rio Hondo, TX	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	26.235277777777778	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-97.58472222222221	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
District	Texas	48
State	Texas	48
County	Cameron County	061
Country	United States of America	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	0.22 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	South Laguna Madre	12110208
Drainage basin	22	n/a
Date of first construction		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
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 Arroyo Colorado at FM 106, Rio Hondo, TX - USGS-08470500