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Highland Bayou at Hitchcock, TX (USGS-08077700) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This estuary site, maintained by the USGS Texas Water Science Center (identifier USGS-TX), has the name "Highland Bayou at Hitchcock, TX" and has the identifier USGS-08077700. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)12040204. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 12.0 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 12.0 sq mi.

This site is located in Galveston County County, Texas at 29.35361110000000 degrees latitude and -95.0302806000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from Digital MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 8 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model" is 2 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-08077700" 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, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2006 - 2007
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2006 - 2007
Information 2006 - 2007
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2006 - 2007
Microbiological 2006 - 2007
Nutrient 2006 - 2007
Organics, Other 2007 - 2007
Physical 2006 - 2007
Sediment 2006 - 2007
*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-08077700
MonitoringLocationName Highland Bayou at Hitchcock, TX
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
HUCEightDigitCode 12040204
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 12.0
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 12.0
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 29.35361110000000
LongitudeMeasure -95.0302806000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 8
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 2
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 48
CountyCode 167
ProviderName NWIS