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USGS 08155500 Barton Spgs at Austin, TX

  Spring Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 30°15'48",   Longitude 97°46'16"   NAD27
Travis County, Texas   , Hydrologic Unit 12090205
Land surface altitude: 412.01 feet above NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1991-04-10  2026-01-22  
 Daily Data
    Sampling depth, feet -- UNVENTED CABLE  2007-09-30  2026-01-21  1018 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2003-06-20  2026-01-21  24227 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1978-03-01  2026-01-20  17492 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1978-03-01  2000-08-09  8198 
    Gage height, feet  1997-03-11  2026-01-21  29172 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2005-09-30  2026-01-21  21748 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2003-07-04  2026-01-21  23159 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2005-09-30  2026-01-21  20670 
    Dissolved organic matter fluorescence (fDOM), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, micrograms per liter as quinine sulfate equivalents (QSE)  2023-01-23  2026-01-22  1032 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2006-10-01  2007-06-24  795 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2007-06-21  2026-01-21  19809 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light source, 780-900 nm, multiple beam, detectors at multiple angles including 90 degrees, FNMU  2005-10-05  2006-09-29  322 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2022-08-18  2026-01-22  3701 
 Daily Statistics 
    Sampling depth, feet -- UNVENTED CABLE  2007-09-30  2008-02-26 144 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2003-06-20  2025-12-17 8078 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1978-03-01  2025-05-07 17235 
    Gage height, feet  1997-03-11  2025-05-07 9466 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2005-09-30  2025-12-17 7247 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2003-07-04  2025-12-17 7726 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2006-10-01  2007-06-24 265 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2007-06-21  2025-12-17 6600 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2022-08-18  2025-12-17 1195 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Sampling depth, feet -- UNVENTED CABLE  2007-09  2008-02  
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2003-06  2025-12  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1978-03  2025-05  
    Gage height, feet  1997-03  2025-05  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2005-09  2025-12  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2003-07  2025-12  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2006-10  2007-06  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2007-06  2025-12  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2022-08  2025-12  
 Annual Statistics 
    Sampling depth, feet -- UNVENTED CABLE  2007  2008  
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2003  2026  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1978  2025  
    Gage height, feet  1997  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2005  2026  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2003  2026  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2007  2007  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2007  2026  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2022  2026  
 Field measurements 1894-01-01  2025-12-03  534 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1969-11-05  2024-02-01  470 
 Water-Year Summary 2005  2025  21 
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