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Clear Ck nr Sanger, TX (USGS-08051500) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: NWIS (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This stream site, maintained by the USGS Texas Water Science Center (identifier USGS-TX), has the name "Clear Ck nr Sanger, TX" and has the identifier USGS-08051500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)12030103. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 295 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 295 sq mi.

This site is located in Denton County County, Texas at 33.33622690000000 degrees latitude and -97.1794587000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 5 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 565.52 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .24 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-08051500" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Biological 2002 - 2002
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2002 - 2010
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1994 - 2010
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1994 - 2010
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1994 - 1997
Information 1992 - 2010
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1966 - 2001
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1966 - 2010
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1966 - 2002
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1985 - 1997
Nutrient 1966 - 2010
Organics, Other 1984 - 2010
Organics, PCBs 1992 - 1997
Organics, Pesticide 1992 - 2010
Physical 1966 - 2010
Radiochemical 1992 - 1997
Sediment 1966 - 2010
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-TX
OrganizationFormalName USGS Texas Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-08051500
MonitoringLocationName Clear Ck nr Sanger, TX
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 12030103
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 295
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 295
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 33.33622690000000
LongitudeMeasure -97.1794587000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 565.52
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .24
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 48
CountyCode 121
ProviderName NWIS