USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
07315950 Moss Lake near Gainesville, TX
LOCATION - Lat 33°46'26", long 97°12'50" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Cooke County, TX, Hydrologic Unit 11130201, on upstream side of dam about 250 ft from right end of Fish Creek Dam on Fish Creek, 1.6 mi upstream from Bearhead Creek, 3.7 mi upstream from mouth, and 10.0 mi northwest of Gainesville.
DRAINAGE AREA - 65 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Oct. 1967 to Sept. 2010 (contents), Oct. 2010 to current year.
PERIOD OF RECORD, Water-Quality.--
CHEMICAL DATA: May 1968 to May 1984.
BIOCHEMICAL DATA: May 1968 to June 1973.
RADIOCHEMICAL DATA: Apr. 1981.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0 ft above NGVD of 1929 and 0.06 ft below NAVD of 1988. Prior to Apr. 20, 1979, recording gage at site about 150 ft upstream at same datum. Satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum contents, 50,990 acre-ft, Oct. 13, 1981, elevation, 733.72 ft; minimum contents since lake filled in May 1968, 11,490 acre-ft, Jan. 18, 1990, elevation, 702.08 ft.