USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
08120500 Deep Creek near Dunn, TX
LOCATION - Lat 32°34'25", long 100°54'27" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Scurry County, TX, Hydrologic Unit 12080002, at right end of downstream side of bridge on Farm Road 1606, 1.5 mi northwest of Dunn, 2.7 mi upstream from Sulphur Draw, and 9.6 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 198 mi² of which 10 mi² probably is noncontributing.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1922: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Apr. 1953 to Sept. 1986, July 2001 to current year.
PERIOD OF RECORD, Water-Quality.--
CHEMICAL DATA: May 1964 to June 1965, June 1967, May 1973, Feb. 1975 to Mar. 1978.
BIOCHEMICAL DATA: May 1964 to June 1965, June 1967 to July 1967, May 1973.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD, Water-Quality.--
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Mar. 1953 to Sept. 1954, Sept. 2001.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Mar. 1953 to Sept. 1954, Sept. 2001.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 2,173.26 ft. above NAVD of 1988. Prior to Apr. 1, 2022, datum of gage was 2,172.17 ft. above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Apr. 21, 1955, non-recording gage at site 128 ft. left. Water-stage recorder 128 ft. left from Apr. 1953 to Sept. 1986. Satellite telemeter at station.
COOPERATION - USGS Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, GWSIP.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge since at least 1881, 36,400 ft³/s June 19, 1939, by slope-area measurement at site 8.0 mi upstream from gage. Flood in 1892 reached about same stage as that of June 19, 1939, from information by local residents.