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SULPHUR RIVER AT US259 (TCEQMAIN-10216) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This river/stream site, maintained by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (identifier TCEQMAIN), has the name "SULPHUR RIVER AT US259" and has the identifier TCEQMAIN-10216. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)11140302.

This site is located in Bowie County County, Texas at 33.3091000000 degrees latitude and -94.7286000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "TCEQMAIN-10216" 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, Cyanobacteria 1984 - 2020
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1984 - 2025
Biological, Counts 2012 - 2017
Information 1988 - 2025
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1984 - 2025
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1999 - 1999
Microbiological 2002 - 2025
Nutrient 1984 - 2025
Organics, Other 1999 - 2025
Physical 1984 - 2025
*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 TCEQMAIN
OrganizationFormalName Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
MonitoringLocationIdentifier TCEQMAIN-10216
MonitoringLocationName SULPHUR RIVER AT US259
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 11140302
LatitudeMeasure 33.3091000000
LongitudeMeasure -94.7286000000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Photo
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 48
CountyCode 037
ProviderName STORET