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DESCRIPTION:

Latitude 29°42'22",   Longitude 96°32'12"   NAD27

Colorado County, Texas, Hydrologic Unit 12090301

Drainage area: 41,640 square miles

Contributing drainage area: 30,237 square miles,

Datum of gage: 145.65 feet above   NAVD88.

AVAILABLE DATA:

Data Type	Begin Date	End Date	Count
Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)	1990-10-01	2026-01-19
Daily Data
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1916-05-22	2026-01-18	53173
Gage height, feet -- Transducer	1996-10-02	2026-01-18	10544
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1957-03-21	1973-09-29	6037
Daily Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1916-05-22	2025-08-19	39901
Gage height, feet -- Transducer	1996-10-02	2025-08-19	10392
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1957-03-21	1973-09-29	6037
Monthly Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1916-05	2025-08
Gage height, feet -- Transducer	1996-10	2025-08
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1957-03	1973-09
Annual Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1916	2025
Gage height, feet -- Transducer	1997	2025
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1957	1973
Peak streamflow	1869-07	2024-01-25	112
Field measurements	1916-05-22	2025-12-03	1117
Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP)	1967-10-24	2001-03-21	217
Water-Year Summary	2005	2024	20
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