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Buffalo Bayou at Houston, TX (USGS-08074000) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This stream: tidal stream site, maintained by the USGS Texas Water Science Center (identifier USGS-TX), has the name "Buffalo Bayou at Houston, TX" and has the identifier USGS-08074000. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)12040104. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 336 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 336 sq mi.

This site is located in Harris County County, Texas at 29.76022829000000 degrees latitude and -95.4085505000000 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 0.00 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Level or other surveyed method." is 0.1 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-08074000" 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*
Information 1968 - 1981
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1968 - 1993
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1968 - 1998
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1968 - 1998
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1969 - 1981
Microbiological 1970 - 1998
Nutrient 1968 - 1998
Organics, Other 1969 - 1998
Organics, PCBs 1972 - 1981
Organics, Pesticide 1969 - 1981
Physical 1968 - 1998
Radiochemical 1981 - 1981
*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-08074000
MonitoringLocationName Buffalo Bayou at Houston, TX
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream: Tidal stream
HUCEightDigitCode 12040104
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 336
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 336
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 29.76022829000000
LongitudeMeasure -95.4085505000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0.00
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 0.1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 48
CountyCode 201
ProviderName NWIS