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 Coring Site Data -    Lake Houston, west arm
Lake Houston, west arm - HOW - Station # 300108095086501
Houston, Texas - North of Houston, Texas
Constructed: 1955 Land Use: Forested and new residential
Surface Area (km2): 50.6 Drainage Area (km2): 2828
Sediment Thickness (cm): 149 Linear Sedimentation Rate (cm/yr): 3.5
Inflow: West Fork San Jacinto River NAWQA: Not in a NAWQA study unit
Core ID: HOW.1             Sampling Date: 7/9/1997
Latitude (dd mm ss): 30 01 05      Longitude (dd mm ss): 095 08 39
Corer Type: Gravity               Water Depth (m): 5.5
Core ID: HOW.3             Sampling Date: 7/9/1997
Latitude (dd mm ss): 30 01 05      Longitude (dd mm ss): 095 08 39
Corer Type: Gravity               Water Depth (m): 5.5
Core ID: HOW.B             Sampling Date: 7/9/1997
Latitude (dd mm ss): 30 01 05      Longitude (dd mm ss): 095 08 39
Corer Type: Box               Water Depth (m): 5.5
Van Metre, P.C. and Sneck-Fahrer, D.A. (2002) Water-quality trends in suburban Houston, Texas, 1957-97, as indicated by sediment cores from Lake Houston: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 040-02, 6 p.
 
     

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