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USGS 06800500 Elkhorn River at Waterloo, Nebr.

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 41°17'36",   Longitude 96°17'02"   NAD83
Douglas County, Nebraska, Hydrologic Unit 10220003
Drainage area: 6,900 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 5,870.00 square miles,
Datum of gage: 1,105.19 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2002-04-25  2025-10-22  13083 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1899-10-01  2025-10-22  36234 
    Gage height, feet  1986-10-01  2025-10-22  12132 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1967-05-31  2025-10-22  13171 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2008-03-27  2025-10-22  10974 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2016-04-08  2025-10-22  5556 
    Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet  2016-02-01  2025-10-22  1279 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2008-03-27  2025-10-22  10544 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2002-04-25  2025-07-21 4268 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1899-10-01  2025-05-20 36079 
    Gage height, feet  1986-10-01  2025-05-20 11977 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1967-05-31  2025-07-21 4284 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2008-03-27  2025-07-21 3565 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2016-04-08  2024-11-18 1650 
    Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet  2016-02-01  2016-11-19 279 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2008-03-27  2025-07-21 3421 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2002-04  2025-07  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1899-10  2025-05  
    Gage height, feet  1986-10  2025-05  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1967-05  2025-07  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2008-03  2025-07  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2016-04  2024-11  
    Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet  2016-02  2016-11  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2008-03  2025-07  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2002  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1900  2025  
    Gage height, feet  1987  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1967  2025  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2008  2025  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2016  2025  
    Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet  2016  2017  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2008  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1881  2024-05-21  107 
 Field measurements 1911-05-19  2025-09-10  2435 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1948-07-23  2024-02-13  1139 
 Water-Year Summary 2005  2024  20 
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