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DESCRIPTION:

Latitude 27°56'15",   Longitude 97°46'32"   NAD27

Nueces County, Texas, Hydrologic Unit 12110111

Drainage area: 16,611 square miles

Contributing drainage area: 16,611 square miles,

Datum of gage: -0.31 feet above   NAVD88.

AVAILABLE DATA:

Data Type	Begin Date	End Date	Count
Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)	1992-04-01	2026-01-20
Daily Data
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	2008-11-05	2026-01-19	18627
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1966-01-26	2026-01-19	34842
Gage height, feet	1993-11-05	2026-01-19	11556
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius	2008-11-05	2026-01-19	18615
Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter	2008-11-05	2026-01-19	18600
pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units	2008-11-05	2026-01-19	12254
Daily Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	2008-11-05	2025-08-25	6059
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1966-01-26	2025-11-30	12303
Gage height, feet	1993-11-05	2025-11-30	11508
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius	2008-11-05	2025-08-25	6055
Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter	2008-11-05	2025-08-25	6050
Monthly Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	2008-11	2025-08
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1966-01	2025-11
Gage height, feet	1993-11	2025-11
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius	2008-11	2025-08
Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter	2008-11	2025-08
Annual Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	2009	2025
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1966	2026
Gage height, feet	1994	2026
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius	2009	2025
Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter	2009	2025
Peak streamflow	1994-05-01	2021-07-09	28
Field measurements	1966-01-28	2026-01-14	266
Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP)	1966-02-15	2020-08-25	58
Water-Year Summary	2005	2025	21
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