USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
08064100 Chambers Creek near Rice, TX
LOCATION - Lat 32°11'54", long 96°31'12" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Navarro County, TX, Hydrologic Unit 12030109, on upstream side of Farm Road 1126 bridge, 3.6 mi downstream from Oak Branch, 3.9 mi upstream from Cummins Creek, 4.2 mi upstream from Interstate Highway 45, 5.0 miles downstream from Waxahachie Creek, and 3.4 mi southwest of Rice.
DRAINAGE AREA - 807 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Oct. 1983 to current year. PERIOD OF RECORD, Water Quality.-- CHEMICAL DATA: Nov. 1983 to Dec. 2019. BIOCHEMICAL DATA: Nov. 1983 to Nov. 1993, Jan. 1997 to Dec. 2019. BIOLOGICAL DATA: Oct. 1992 to July 1994, Aug. 2002 to Aug. 2016. RADIOCHEMICAL DATA: Oct. 1992, Aug. 1995, Apr. 1999 to Dec. 2019. PESTICIDE DATA: Oct. 1992 to Aug. 1995, Feb. 2001 to May 2006. SEDIMENT DATA: Oct. 1992 to Sept. 1995, Feb. 2001 to May 2006. PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD, Water Quality.-- SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Oct. 1983 to Dec. 1993 (local observer), Jan. 1994 to Sept. 2003. WATER TEMPERATURE: Oct. 1983 to Dec. 1993 (local observer), Jan. 1994 to Sept. 2003.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 340.00 ft above NGVD of 1929 and 330.59 ft above NAVD of 1988. Satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood information for the next downstream station, Chambers Creek near Corsicana, station (08064500) indicates that the maximum stage since at least 1870 occurred in Aug. 1887, and that other significant floods occurred in Dec. 1913, May 1944, and May 1958. Stages for these floods are unknown, but over the years a levee system has been developed along the main channel to limit cropland flooding.