USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
08052780 Hickory Creek at Denton, TX
LOCATION - Lat 33°09'06", long 97°08'30" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Denton County, TX, Hydrologic Unit 12030103, (determined from USGS topographic map, Denton West Quadrangle, 1960 edition photorevised 1968 and 1973, scale 1:24,000), on downstream side of bridge on Farm Road 1830, 0.4 mi downstream from Graveyard Branch, 1.2 mi downstream from Roark Branch, 1.4 mi upstream from Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Co. bridge and 4.4 mi south of the Denton County Courthouse in Denton.
DRAINAGE AREA - 129 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR-TX-87-1: 1986 (M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1985 to Sept. 1987, July 2008 to current year.
PERIOD OF RECORD, Water-quality.--
CHEMICAL DATA: Mar. 1985 to June 1987.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 530.00 ft above NGVD of 1929 and 533.17 ft above NAVD of 1988. Satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum known stage, 29.54 ft, Oct. 30, 1974, from information by State Department of Highways and Public Transportation (TxDOT). Historic peaks from nearby stations indicate additional extremes probably occurred in May 1908 and Oct. 1981.