USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
08052700 Little Elm Creek near Aubrey, TX
LOCATION - Lat 33°17'00", long 96°53'33" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Denton County, TX, Hydrologic Unit 12030103, on downstream side of bridge on Farm Road 1385, 1.5 mi upstream from Mustang Creek, 5.5 mi east of Aubrey, and 18.0 mi upstream from Lewisville Dam on the Elm Fork Trinity River.
DRAINAGE AREA - 75.5 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR TX-70-1: 1969.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1956 to Sept. 1976, Oct. 1979 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 534.76 ft above NGVD of 1929; 534.06 ft above NAVD of 1988. Satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum stage since about 1900, 18.2 ft in May 1941, from information by local residents.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - CHEMICAL DATA: Sept. 1962 to July 1997.
BIOCHEMICAL DATA: Dec. 1985 to July 1997.
SEDIMENT DATA: Apr. 1966 to Oct. 1974.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Dec. 1966 to Sept. 1975, Apr. 2010 to current year.
pH: Apr. 2010 to current year.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Feb. 1966 to Sept. 1975, Apr. 2010 to current year.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Apr. 2010 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Four parameter water-quality monitor since Apr. 5, 2010.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 35.3°C, July 13, 2020; minimum, -0.8°C, Jan. 02, 2022 and other days in WY 2022.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 2,630 microsiemens/cm, Oct. 4, 2022; minimum, 100 microsiemens/cm, August 8, 2020.
pH: Maximum, 9.5 standard units, Sept. 12 and other days in WY 2018; minimum, 5.4 standard units, July 13, 2020.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 19.8 mg/L, Jan. 17, 2015; minimum, 0.2 mg/L, July 29 and Aug. 1 and 2, 2012.