{
  "calculated_at": "2026-09-25",
  "window": "August 25\u2013September 10, 2017 inclusive (17 calendar days)",
  "source": "USGS NWIS approved daily mean discharge, parameter 00060, statistic 00003",
  "data_class": "reported_gauge_throughput_not_storm_runoff_or_recoverable_supply",
  "method": "Sum USGS daily mean cubic-feet-per-second times 86,400 seconds / 43,560 cubic feet per acre-foot. Missing days are never imputed. Qualifier A:e denotes an approved estimated daily mean.",
  "caution": "The 17-day river window differs from the seven-day NOAA rainfall window. Gauge drainage areas differ from the five pilot HUC8 boundaries, and some gauges are upstream of others. Do not sum gauges or subtract these volumes from rainfall to claim runoff, excess, or available water.",
  "sites": [
    {
      "site_id": "08116650",
      "site_name": "Brazos River near Rosharon",
      "interpretation": "Lower Brazos outlet; upstream drainage extends far beyond pilot HUC8",
      "source_url": "https://waterservices.usgs.gov/nwis/dv/?format=rdb&sites=08116650&startDT=2017-08-15&endDT=2017-09-20&parameterCd=00060&statCd=00003",
      "days_observed": 17,
      "days_expected": 17,
      "missing_dates": [],
      "estimated_days": 0,
      "reported_flow_acre_feet": 2210638,
      "records": [
        {
          "date": "2017-08-25",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 2330.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 4621
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-26",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 17800.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 35306
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-27",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 43500.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 86281
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-28",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 71600.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 142017
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-29",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 121000.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 240000
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-30",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 117000.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 232066
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-31",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 101000.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 200331
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-01",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 101000.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 200331
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-02",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 103000.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 204298
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-03",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 98100.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 194579
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-04",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 90300.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 179107
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-05",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 78200.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 155107
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-06",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 60400.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 119802
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-07",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 44500.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 88264
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-08",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 28200.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 55934
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-09",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 20200.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 40066
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-10",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 16400.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 32529
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "site_id": "08068090",
      "site_name": "West Fork San Jacinto above Lake Houston near Porter",
      "interpretation": "West Fork river checkpoint",
      "source_url": "https://waterservices.usgs.gov/nwis/dv/?format=rdb&sites=08068090&startDT=2017-08-15&endDT=2017-09-20&parameterCd=00060&statCd=00003",
      "days_observed": 17,
      "days_expected": 17,
      "missing_dates": [],
      "estimated_days": 0,
      "reported_flow_acre_feet": 657743,
      "records": [
        {
          "date": "2017-08-25",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 50.9,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 101
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-26",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 2670.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 5296
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-27",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 21100.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 41851
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-28",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 59000.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 117025
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-29",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 121000.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 240000
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-30",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 68700.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 136264
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-31",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 30000.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 59504
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-01",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 12400.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 24595
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-02",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 5930.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 11762
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-03",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 3440.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 6823
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-04",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 1590.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 3154
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-05",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 1210.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 2400
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-06",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 1080.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 2142
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-07",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 970.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 1924
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-08",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 889.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 1763
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-09",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 817.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 1620
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-10",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 765.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 1517
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "site_id": "08068500",
      "site_name": "Spring Creek near Spring",
      "interpretation": "Spring Creek tributary checkpoint",
      "source_url": "https://waterservices.usgs.gov/nwis/dv/?format=rdb&sites=08068500&startDT=2017-08-15&endDT=2017-09-20&parameterCd=00060&statCd=00003",
      "days_observed": 17,
      "days_expected": 17,
      "missing_dates": [],
      "estimated_days": 0,
      "reported_flow_acre_feet": 373297,
      "records": [
        {
          "date": "2017-08-25",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 38.8,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 77
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-26",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 2840.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 5633
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-27",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 16400.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 32529
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-28",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 68200.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 135273
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-29",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 61400.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 121785
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-30",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 24500.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 48595
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-31",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 7590.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 15055
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-01",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 3140.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 6228
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-02",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 1480.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 2936
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-03",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 822.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 1630
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-04",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 480.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 952
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-05",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 320.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 635
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-06",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 331.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 657
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-07",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 216.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 428
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-08",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 166.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 329
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-09",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 146.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 290
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-10",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 134.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 266
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "site_id": "08070200",
      "site_name": "East Fork San Jacinto near New Caney",
      "interpretation": "East Fork tributary checkpoint",
      "source_url": "https://waterservices.usgs.gov/nwis/dv/?format=rdb&sites=08070200&startDT=2017-08-15&endDT=2017-09-20&parameterCd=00060&statCd=00003",
      "days_observed": 17,
      "days_expected": 17,
      "missing_dates": [],
      "estimated_days": 2,
      "reported_flow_acre_feet": 477567,
      "records": [
        {
          "date": "2017-08-25",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 17.3,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 34
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-26",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 832.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 1650
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-27",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 9330.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 18506
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-28",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 52200.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A:e",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 103537
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-29",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 101000.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A:e",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 200331
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-30",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 45400.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 90050
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-31",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 15600.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 30942
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-01",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 6780.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 13448
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-02",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 4080.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 8093
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-03",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 2540.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 5038
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-04",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 1090.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 2162
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-05",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 496.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 984
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-06",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 366.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 726
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-07",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 375.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 744
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-08",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 297.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 589
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-09",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 207.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 411
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-10",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 163.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 323
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "site_id": "08074000",
      "site_name": "Buffalo Bayou at Houston",
      "interpretation": "Urban bayou checkpoint; incomplete window in this export",
      "source_url": "https://waterservices.usgs.gov/nwis/dv/?format=rdb&sites=08074000&startDT=2017-08-15&endDT=2017-09-20&parameterCd=00060&statCd=00003",
      "days_observed": 16,
      "days_expected": 17,
      "missing_dates": [
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      ],
      "estimated_days": 3,
      "reported_flow_acre_feet": 423709,
      "records": [
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          "date": "2017-08-26",
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          "usgs_qualifier": "A:e",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 5474
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-27",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 3670.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A:e",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 7279
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-28",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 27600.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A:e",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 54744
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-29",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 23100.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 45818
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-30",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 15400.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 30545
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-08-31",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 15400.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 30545
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-01",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 15200.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 30149
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-02",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 14600.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 28959
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-03",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 14100.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 27967
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-04",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 13700.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 27174
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-05",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 13100.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 25983
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-06",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 12500.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 24793
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-07",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 11900.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 23603
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-08",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 11200.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 22215
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-09",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 10300.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 20430
        },
        {
          "date": "2017-09-10",
          "daily_mean_cfs": 9090.0,
          "usgs_qualifier": "A",
          "daily_volume_acre_feet": 18030
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
