Platte River near Grand Island, Nebr. - 06770500
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Platte River near Grand Island, Nebr. - 06770500
Subscribe to WaterAlert March 22, 2025 - March 29, 2025
Gage height, feet [Primary Stage Sensor]
3.68 ft - Mar 29, 2025 02:15:00 PM CDT
Important Data may be provisional
Value
Status
Time
Latest value
3.68 ft
Provisional
Mar 29, 2025
14:15:00 PM CDT
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3.68 ft
Provisional
Mar 29, 2025
02:15:00 PM CDT
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Statistics for March 29, 2025 based on 17 years of data
Gage height, ft
low (2009)
3.18 ft
25th percentile
3.66 ft
median
4.06 ft
75th percentile
4.4 ft
mean
4.04 ft
high (2011)
4.87 ft
Available data
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Learn about the data collection categories Continuous data
2 data types available - data from 1990-10-01 to 2025-03-29
Continuous data are collected via automated sensors installed at a monitoring location.
Data type
Data date range
Gage height, feet [Primary Stage Sensor]
2007-10-01 - 2025-03-29
Discharge, cubic feet per second [Discharge from Primary Sensor]
1990-10-01 - 2025-03-29
Daily data
3 data types available - data from 1933-06-25 to 2025-03-28
Field measurements - Coming soon
0 data types available
Discrete sample data
508 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1964-09-17 to 2011-06-29
409 Sampling activities
Available location images
Platte River near Grand Island
Platte River near Grand Island, Nebr.- viewing upstream (southwest)
- Monitoring Location
- Active Monitoring Locations
5 km
3 mi
Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed February, 2025.
Interested in understanding how to access the upstream/downstream data? Learn about the Network-Linked Data Index (NLDI)
| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological | Water-quality | 1992-09-08 | 1993-09-28 |
| Information | Water-quality | 1978-07-26 | 2011-06-29 |
| Inorganics, Major, Metals | Water-quality | 1964-09-17 | 2011-06-29 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1964-09-17 | 2011-06-29 |
| Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1964-09-17 | 1995-07-27 |
| Inorganics, Minor, metals | Water-quality | 1964-09-17 | 2011-06-29 |
| Microbiological | Water-quality | 1973-04-11 | 2010-06-17 |
| Nutrient | Water-quality | 1964-09-17 | 2011-06-29 |
| Organics, PCBs | Water-quality | 1992-09-08 | 1995-03-14 |
| Organics, other | Water-quality | 1980-10-16 | 1995-07-27 |
| Organics, pesticide | Water-quality | 1982-10-21 | 2011-06-29 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1933-06-25 | 2025-03-29 |
| Radiochemistry | Water-quality | 1981-02-04 | 1995-07-27 |
| Sediment | Water-quality | 1977-04-28 | 2011-06-29 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1934-03-05 | 2023-07-04 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1933-06-17 | 2025-01-03 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2005-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
Monitoring location 06770500 is associated with a Stream in Merrick County, Nebraska. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1933 are available online.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
|
Site identification number
|
06770500 | n/a |
|
Site name
|
Platte River near Grand Island, Nebr. | n/a |
|
Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 405228 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0981654 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 40.8744567 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -98.2820044 | 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 1927 | NAD27 |
| Decimal Latitude-longitude datum | North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
|
District
|
Nebraska | 31 |
|
State
|
Nebraska | 31 |
|
County
|
Merrick County | 121 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | SWSWS31 T11N R8W 6 | n/a |
| Name of location map | n/a | |
| Scale of location map | n/a | |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 1829.90 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
|
Middle Platte-Buffalo | 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
|
57650 square miles | n/a |
| Contributing drainage area | 52940.00 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 | |
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Hole depth
|
n/a | |
| Source of depth data | n/a | |
| Project number | n/a |
