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Water-Year Summary for Site 08032000

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Water year 2024: 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
08032000 Neches River near Neches, TX
LOCATION - Lat 31°53'32", long 95°25'50" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Cherokee County, TX, Hydrologic Unit 12020001, on left bank just downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 79, 1.0 mi downstream from Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. bridge, 1.4 mi downstream from Walnut Creek, 4.4 mi northeast of Neches and at mile 333.2.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,145 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1732: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Feb. 1939 to current year. PERIOD OF RECORD, Water-Quality.-- CHEMICAL DATA: Dec. 1969 to Aug. 2006. BIOCHEMICAL DATA: Oct. 1974 to Aug. 2006. PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD, Water-Quality.-- SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Dec. 1969 to Sept. 1991. WATER TEMPERATURE: Dec. 1983 to Sept. 1991.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 264.06 ft above NGVD of 1929, 262.74 ft above NAVD of 1988. Prior to Oct. 27, 1945, nonrecording gage at present site and datum. Satellite telemeter at station.
REMARKS - Since water year 1962, at least 10% of contributing drainage area has been regulated. No known diversions. Some records listed in the "Period of Record" for surface water and water quality may not be available electronically.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood in May 1908 (stage 24.3 ft) was the highest since flood in May 1884, which was probably higher.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD PRIOR TO REGULATION - WATER YEARS, 1940-1961: Maximum discharge, 45,500 ft³/s, Apr. 2, 1945, gage height, 22.07 ft; no flow Oct. 3-5, 1939.
AVERAGE DISCHARGE FOR PERIOD PRIOR TO REGULATION - 22 years (water years 1940-1961), 804 ft³/s (582,500 acre-ft/yr).
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - CHEMICAL DATA: Dec. 1969 to Aug. 2006. BIOCHEMICAL DATA: Oct. 1974 to Aug. 2006.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Dec. 1969 to Sept. 1991. WATER TEMPERATURE: Dec. 1983 to Sept. 1991.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE (1974-1988): Maximum, 1,190 microsiemens/cm, Aug. 29, 1976; minimum, 65 microsiemens/cm, June 1, 1990. WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 36.0°C, July 16, 1985; minimum, 0.0°C, Dec. 24, 25, 1989.