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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
08115000 Big Creek near Needville, TX
LOCATION - Lat 29°28'18", long 95°48'10" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Fort Bend County, TX, Hydrologic Unit 12070104, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Trinity Rd. loop, 2.6 mi downstream from Coon Creek, 5.5 mi north of Needville, 9.4 mi upstream from Fairchild Creek, and 31.9 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 42.8 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1148: 1947. WSP 1712: 1957-58, 1959(M). WDR TX-76-2: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1947 to June 1950, Mar. 1952 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 59.39 ft above NGVD of 1929, 58.86 ft above NAVD of 1988. Prior to June 1950, and May 1959 to Mar. 1960, nonrecording gage at datum 10.00 ft higher. Mar. to May 1959, and Mar. 1960 to Sept. 1967, water-stage recorder at datum 10.00 ft higher. Satellite telemeter at station.
REMARKS - No known regulation or diversions. Channel was rectified in 2002. Low flow supplemented by drainage from irrigated fields. No flow at times. Some records listed in the "Period of Record" for surface water and water quality may not be available electronically.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum stage since 1913, 24.4 ft in Aug. 1945 before channel rectification, from information by local resident.
