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Colorado Rv abv Silver, TX (USGS-08123850) 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 "Colorado Rv abv Silver, TX" and has the identifier USGS-08123850. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)12080008. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 14910 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 4650 sq mi.

This site is located in Coke County County, Texas at 32.05374399000000 degrees latitude and -100.7620520000000 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 1903.43 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .26 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-08123850" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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 1977 - 1981
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1977 - 1980
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1977 - 1980
Biological, Counts 1977 - 1981
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1977 - 1980
Information 1969 - 1981
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1967 - 2003
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1967 - 2003
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1978 - 2003
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1978 - 2003
Microbiological 1977 - 1994
Nutrient 1967 - 2003
Organics, Other 1976 - 1981
Organics, PCBs 1973 - 1981
Organics, Pesticide 1969 - 1981
Physical 1967 - 2003
Radiochemical 1981 - 2003
Sediment 1977 - 1994
*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-08123850
MonitoringLocationName Colorado Rv abv Silver, TX
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 12080008
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 14910
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 4650
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 32.05374399000000
LongitudeMeasure -100.7620520000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1903.43
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .26
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 48
CountyCode 081
ProviderName NWIS