USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
08095000 North Bosque River near Clifton, TX
LOCATION - Lat 31°47'09", long 97°34'04" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Bosque County, TX, Hydrologic Unit 12060204, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on Farm Road 219, 0.5 mi northeast of Clifton, 2.5 mi downstream from Meridian Creek, and 42.0 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 968 mi². (revised).
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 788: 1924-26, 1928, 1930. WSP 1058: 1945(M). WSP 1512: 1924(M), 1927, 1928(M), 1929, 1930(M), 1931-33, 1934(M), 1935-37, 1939. WDR TX-76-2: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Oct. 1923 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1312.
PERIOD OF RECORD, Water-Quality.--
CHEMICAL DATA: Dec. 1961 to Feb. 1965.
BIOCHEMICAL DATA: Dec. 1961 to Feb. 1965.
GAGE -
Water-stage recorder. Satellite telemetry at station.
Datum of the gage: 605.11 ft NAVD88 based on a Level 2 Static GNSS survey processed through OPUS, Ref Frame: NAD83 (2011)(EPOCH:2010.0000) ITRF2014 (EPOCH:2024.0268) and Geoid 18. The survey was completed January 10th, 2024 while occupying a TRM that was referenced to local gage datum via differential levels.
Prior to 1/10/2024, the Datum of the gage was 605.43 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1955, and from Apr. 23, 1957 to Mar. 26, 1958, nonrecording gage at site 1.1 mi upstream at datum 17.02 ft higher; Oct. 1, 1955 to Apr. 22, 1957; Mar. 27, 1958 to Sept. 30, 1959 and Jan 2, 1961 to current year, water-stage recorder at present site and datum; Oct. 1, 1959 to Jan. 1, 1961, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of May 9, 1922, reached a stage of about 32 ft, from information by local residents.