USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
08211503 Rincon Bayou Channel near Calallen, TX
LOCATION - Lat 27°53'48", long 97°37'31" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, San Patricio County, TX, Hydrologic Unit 12110111, on the left bank, 800 ft downstream of the Nueces River, about 1400 ft downstream from bridge on Interstate Highway 37, and 2.8 mi NNE of Calallen.
DRAINAGE AREA - Indeterminate
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1996 to Aug. 2000, Dec. 2003 to current year (daily mean discharges less than 400 ft 3/s).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and acoustic velocity meter. Datum of gage is 5.00 ft. above NAVD of 1988. Satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, 9.39 ft, July 14, 2007; minimum discharge, -88 ft³/s, Apr. 13, 2007.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - SEDIMENT DATA: Sept. 19, 2006.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Mar. 2004 to current year.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Mar. 2004 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - A 2-parameter continuous water-quality monitor since Mar. 2004.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 90,000 microsiemens/cm, May 15, 2009; minimum, 212 microsiemens/cm Sept. 20, 2010.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 39.3°C, July 17, 2010; minimum, 1.0°C, Dec. 25, 2004.