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Daily data

2 data types available - data from 1939-12-01 to 2026-07-29

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Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 3650.12 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988 add 3650.12 feet to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	07295500	n/a
Location name	Tierra Blanca Ck abv Buffalo Lk nr Umbarger, TX	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	34.8486714583748	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-102.176029476488	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	Deaf Smith County	117
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	3650.12 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.28 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Tierra Blanca	11120101
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	1660 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	538 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 Tierra Blanca Ck abv Buffalo Lk nr Umbarger, TX - USGS-07295500