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Lavaca Rv nr Edna, TX (USGS-08164000) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS Texas Water Science Center (identifier USGS-TX), has the name "Lavaca Rv nr Edna, TX" and has the identifier USGS-08164000. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)12100101. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 817 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 817 sq mi.

This site is located in Jackson County County, Texas at 28.95998449000000 degrees latitude and -96.6863668000000 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 13.84 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .22 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-08164000" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Upstream and downstream locations

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2009 - 2009
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1977 - 1981
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1979 - 2009
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1979 - 2009
Biological, Counts 1977 - 1981
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1979 - 1980
Information 1968 - 2020
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1967 - 1993
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1967 - 2009
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1971 - 1993
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1971 - 1993
Microbiological 1977 - 1993
Nutrient 1967 - 2009
Organics, Other 1976 - 1981
Organics, PCBs 1972 - 1981
Organics, Pesticide 1968 - 1981
Physical 1967 - 2020
Radiochemical 1981 - 1981
Sediment 1977 - 2020
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-TX
OrganizationFormalName USGS Texas Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-08164000
MonitoringLocationName Lavaca Rv nr Edna, TX
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 12100101
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 817
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 817
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 28.95998449000000
LongitudeMeasure -96.6863668000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 13.84
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .22
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 48
CountyCode 239
ProviderName NWIS