USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
07308500 Red River near Burkburnett, TX
LOCATION - Lat 34°06'36", long 98°31'53" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Wichita County, TX, Hydrologic Unit 11130102, on downstream guardrail of downstream bridge on U.S. Highways 277 and 281, 2.5 mi northeast of Burkburnett, and at mile 933.
DRAINAGE AREA - 20,570 mi² of which 5,936 mi² probably is noncontributing.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1924 to Sept. 1924 (daily mean discharge), Oct. 1924 to Aug. 1925 (monthly discharge only), Dec. 1959 to current year.
PERIOD OF RECORD, Water-Quality.--
CHEMICAL DATA: Oct. 1959 to May 2007, July 2009 to Sept 2011.
BIOCHEMICAL DATA: Oct. 1959 to May 2007, July 2009 to Sept 2011.
BIOLOGICAL DATA: Oct. 1974 to Aug. 1981.
PESTICIDE DATA: Oct. 1973 to Sept. 1982, Oct. 1996 to May 2007, July 2009 to Sept 2011.
RADIOCHEMICAL DATA: Dec. 1980 to July 1981.
SEDIMENT DATA: Oct. 1974 to Aug. 1994.
TAXONOMIC DATA: Oct. 1974 to Aug. 1981.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD, Water-Quality.--
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Dec. 1968 to Sept. 1981 and Oct. 1994 to May 2003, Nov. 2003 to Sept 2011.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Dec. 1968 to Sept. 1981 and Oct. 1994 to May 2003, Nov. 2003 to Sept 2011.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 952.57 ft above NGVD of 1929. July 11, 1924, to Aug. 31, 1925, nonrecording gage at site 1,000 ft downstream at same datum. Dec. 16, 1959, to Jan. 11, 1960, nonrecording gage at present site and datum. Satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of June 3, 1957, reached a stage of 13.54 ft, from floodmarks. According to local residents, higher stages occurred in 1891 and June 1941.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - CHEMICAL DATA: Oct. 1959 to May 2007, July 2009 to Sept 2011.
BIOCHEMICAL DATA: Oct. 1959 to May 2007, July 2009 to Sept 2011.
BIOLOGICAL DATA: Oct. 1974 to Aug. 1981.
PESTICIDE DATA: Oct. 1973 to Sept. 1982, Oct. 1996 to May 2007, July 2009 to June 2011.
RADIOCHEMICAL DATA: Dec. 1980 to July 1981.
SEDIMENT DATA: Oct. 1974 to Aug. 1994.
TAXONOMIC DATA: Oct. 1974 to Aug. 1981.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: July 1968 to Sept. 1981, Oct. 1994 to Jan. 2003, Dec. 2003 to Sept 2011.
WATER TEMPERATURE: July 1968 to Sept. 1981, Oct. 1994 to May 2003, Nov. 2003 to Sept 2011.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor Dec. 1968 to Sept. 1981 and Oct. 1994 to May 2003, Nov. 2003 to Sept 2011.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 17,600 microsiemens/cm, June 24, 2008; minimum, 440 microsiemens/cm, Apr. 13, 2002, Sept. 18, 2011.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 38.4°C, July 8, 2001; minimum -0.9°, Dec. 7-11, 2005 .