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USGS 08072300 Buffalo Bayou nr Katy, TX

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Datum of gage changed from 75.02 ft above NGVD 1929, 1973 adjusment to NAVD 1988, 2001 adjustment, on Oct. 1, 2008. New datum is 74.14 ft below previous datum.

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Available Parameters Available Period
  
2025-09-29  2026-01-28
1990-10-01  2026-01-28
2007-10-01  2026-01-28







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Precipitation, total, inches
Most recent instantaneous value: 0.00 01-28-2026   03:30 CST
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 75.6 01-28-2026   03:30 CST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Jan 28 based on 43 water years of record more
Min
(1986)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median 75th
percen-
tile		 Mean Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Jan 28		 Max
(2023)
1.35 6.9 23 44 54 75.6 521

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 97.87 01-28-2026   03:30 CST
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