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USGS 073745258 Cow Bayou at American Bay nr Pointe-A-La-Hache, LA

  Estuary Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 29°34'14",   Longitude 89°42'14"   NAD27
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, Hydrologic Unit 08090203
Datum of gage: -0.59 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2007-10-01  2025-10-17  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1999-01-28  2025-10-16  23954 
    Gage height, feet  1999-01-28  2025-10-16  24717 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1999-01-28  2025-10-16  24399 
    Salinity, water, unfiltered, parts per thousand  2004-04-06  2025-10-16  18508 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1999-01-28  2025-05-21 7837 
    Gage height, feet  1999-01-28  2025-05-21 8091 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1999-01-28  2025-05-21 7985 
    Salinity, water, unfiltered, parts per thousand  2004-04-06  2025-05-21 7050 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1999-01  2025-05  
    Gage height, feet  1999-01  2025-05  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1999-01  2025-05  
    Salinity, water, unfiltered, parts per thousand  2004-04  2025-05  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1999  2025  
    Gage height, feet  1999  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1999  2025  
    Salinity, water, unfiltered, parts per thousand  2004  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1997-07-18  2023-10-11  26 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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