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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1992-09-10 1992-09-10
Information Water-quality 1955-10-19 2013-09-24
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1959-10-01 2013-09-24
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1959-10-01 2013-09-24
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1959-10-01 2013-09-24
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1959-10-01 2013-09-24
Microbiological Water-quality 1978-10-24 2013-09-24
Nutrient Water-quality 1959-10-01 2013-09-24
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1992-09-10 1992-09-11
Organics, other Water-quality 1964-04-12 2013-09-24
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1982-10-19 2013-09-24
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1930-10-01 2024-11-21
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1964-04-12 2013-09-24
Sediment Water-quality 1950-02-01 2013-09-24
n/a Peak Measurements 1915-05-29 2023-07-01
n/a Site Visits 1915-04-16 2024-10-10
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2005-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 06768000 is associated with a Stream in Dawson County, Nebraska. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Temperature are available. Water data back to 1915 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
06768000 n/a
Site name
Platte River near Overton, Nebr. n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 404057 n/a
DMS longitude 0993226 n/a
Decimal latitude 40.6825 n/a
Decimal longitude -99.5405556 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from MAP. M
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 1 sec. S
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Nebraska 31
State
Nebraska 31
County
Dawson County 047
Country US n/a
Land net location description NENWS12 T08N R20W n/a
Name of location map n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 2295.83 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Level or other surveyed method. L
Altitude accuracy .01 feet n/a
Altitude datum
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit
10200101
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
56300 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 51620.00 square miles n/a
Time Zone abbreviation CST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
n/a
Data-other GW files NNNNNNNN n/a
National aquifer n/a
Local aquifer n/a
Local aquifer type
n/a
Well depth n/a
Hole depth
n/a
Source of depth data n/a
Project number n/a

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