USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
07185090 TAR CREEK NEAR COMMERCE, OK
LOCATION - Lat 36°56'37", long 94°51'11" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.05, T.28 N., R.23 E., Ottawa County, OK, Hydrologic Unit 11070206, at Highway 69 bridge, 1.0 mi east of Commerce, OK, 2.0 mile upstream of Garrett Creek and at mile 7.5.
DRAINAGE AREA - 34.4 mi². From automated delineation using 10-meter National Elevation Dataset digital elevation model data dated 10/01/2006 and Watershed Boundary Dataset dated 10/01/2006, using Albers Equal-Area Projection, North American Datum 1983.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR 2012: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
July 2004 to current year.
Occasional low-flow measurements, water years 1999-2000, 2002-2004.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Geological Survey satellite telemeter at station. Current datum in use is 775.59 NAVD88. Current datum was established by a GNSS Level III REF FRAME: NAD_83(2011)(EPOCH:2010.0000) ITRF2014 (EPOCH:2022.6077)[NAVD88 (Computed using GEOID18)] Tied to RM-6. Prior to 10/01/2022 the datum in use was 775.16 NAVD88.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Zero flow computed at times during period of record.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 2000 to September 2000, March 2004 to April 2006 and April 2019 to current water year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: July 2004 to September 2006 (discontinued).
pH: July 2004 to September 2006 (discontinued).
WATER TEMPERATURE: July 2004 to September 2006 (discontinued).
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: July 2004 to September 2006 (discontinued).
TURBIDITY: October 2004 to September 2006 (discontinued).