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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

08189500 Mission River at Refugio, TX

LOCATION - Lat 28°17'30", long 97°16'44" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Refugio County, TX, Hydrologic Unit 12100406, on left bank at upstream side of upstream bridge on U.S. Highway 77, 560 ft upstream from Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. bridge, and 0.2 mi southwest of Refugio.

DRAINAGE AREA - 690 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY -

WSP 1923: Drainage area. WDR TX-71-1: 1967(M). WDR US-2009: 2006(M).

Revisions: The gage height for the period December 13, 2018 to June 5, 2019 was revised on August 15, 2019, based on changes found in reference gage from levels.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1939 to current year. PERIOD OF RECORD, Water-Quality.-- CHEMICAL DATA: Sept. 1961 to Sept. 1963, Oct. 1965, May 1967 to Aug. 1993. BIOCHEMICAL DATA: Sept. 1961 to Sept. 1963, Oct. 1967 to Nov. 1973, Jan. 1975 to Aug. 1993. BIOLOGICAL DATA: Jan. 1968 to Aug. 1993. PESTICIDE DATA: Oct. 1970 to Apr. 1979. RADIOCHEMICAL DATA: Feb. 1970 to July 1981. SEDIMENT DATA: Aug. 1973, Jan. 1978 to Aug. 1993.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.00 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Nov. 25, 1958, nonrecording gage at site 59 ft downstream at same datum. Nov. 26, 1958, to Apr. 18, 1963, nonrecording gage at present site and datum. Satellite telemeter at station.

REMARKS - No known regulation. There are several small diversions above station. Some records listed in the "Period of Record" for surface water and water quality may not be available electronically.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Floods in Aug. 1914 and May 17, 1938, reached a stage of 32.3 ft, from information by local residents. Maximum stage since about 1899, that of Sept. 12, 1971.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - CHEMICAL DATA: Sept. 1961 to Sept. 1963, Oct. 1965, May 1967 to Aug. 1993. BIOCHEMICAL DATA: Sept. 1961 to Sept. 1963, Oct. 1967 to Nov. 1973, Jan. 1975 to Aug. 1993. BIOLOGICAL DATA: Jan. 1968 to Aug. 1993. PESTICIDE DATA: Oct. 1970 to Apr. 1979. RADIOCHEMICAL DATA: Feb. 1970 to July 1981. SEDIMENT DATA: Aug. 1973, Jan. 1978 to Aug. 1993.