USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
07332605 Bois D' Arc Creek at HWY 56 nr Bonham, TX
LOCATION - Lat 33°34'32.86", long 96°09'20.68" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Fannin County, TX, Hydrologic Unit 11140101, on downstream side of HWY 56 bridge, approximately 1.30 mi east of downtown Bonham, 1.60 mi downstream of FM 271 crossing and 2.10 mi upstream of HWY 82 crossing.
DRAINAGE AREA - 144 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Mar. 2019 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 525.02 ft above NAVD of 1988. Satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum known stage 26.55 ft in May 1982 (at discontinued station 07332600 8.0 mi upstream at datum of 564.38 ft above NGVD of 1929) and discharge of 19,200 ft³s.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 9,260 ft³s, May 17, 2021, gage-height 24.39 ft; no flow at times most years.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Mar. 2020 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - Mar. 2020 to current year.
COOPERATION - Interruptions or periods of missing record may be due to instrument failure or data corrections exceeding allowable criteria, which were deleted. Minimum and maximum extremes may have occurred during period of missing record. Some records listed in the Period of Record may not be available electronically.
INSTRUMENTATION - A YSI 6920 (or similar) water-quality monitor is installed on the downstream side of the bridge and is housed in a 6-inch swing pipe. Parameters collected for WQ are water temperature, specific conductance, pH, and dissolved oxygen.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 36.4'C, Aug. 16, 2020 and other days in WY 2020; minimum, 0.1'C, Feb. 16, 2021 and other days in WY 2021. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 1210 microsiemens/cm, April 29, 2021 and other days in WY 2021; minimum, 99 microsiemens/cm, Aug. 22, 2022 and other days in WY 2022. pH: Maximum, 8.5 pH units, Mar. 12, 2022 and other days in WY 2022 and on Dec. 17, 2022 and other days in WY 2023; minimum, 6.7 standard units, Aug. 18, 2020. DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 12.7 mg/L, Dec. 31, 2020 and other days in WY 2021 and Jan. 23, 2023; minimum, 0.1 mg/L, Aug. 11, 2020 and other days in WY 2020, July 22, 2022 and other days in WY 2022.