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Barton Ck abv Barton Spgs at Austin, TX (USGS-08155400) 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 "Barton Ck abv Barton Spgs at Austin, TX" and has the identifier USGS-08155400. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)12090205. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 125 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 125 sq mi.

This site is located in Travis County County, Texas at 30.26354168000000 degrees latitude and -97.7722280000000 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 430.73 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .17 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-08155400" 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, Phytoplankton 2006 - 2006
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1999 - 2003
Biological, Fish 2006 - 2006
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1999 - 2003
Information 2000 - 2016
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2000 - 2003
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1969 - 2018
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1998 - 2018
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1999 - 2003
Microbiological 1969 - 2003
Nutrient 1969 - 2018
Organics, Other 1998 - 2018
Organics, Pesticide 2000 - 2005
Physical 1969 - 2018
Radiochemical 1999 - 2003
Sediment 1999 - 2001
*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-08155400
MonitoringLocationName Barton Ck abv Barton Spgs at Austin, TX
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 12090205
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 125
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 125
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 30.26354168000000
LongitudeMeasure -97.7722280000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 430.73
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .17
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 48
CountyCode 453
ProviderName NWIS