Skip to main content

Important for you to know:

  • New to WDFN: see current water conditions throughout the state using the new State Pages. Filter by continuous data type and age of data, view latest values, and link to graphing options to explore the data further. To learn more, read our announcement on the Water Data for the Nation blog.
Important Legacy real-time page

USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 2003-07-22 2003-07-22
Information Water-quality 1989-04-05 2016-10-11
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1993-04-30 2008-05-31
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Daily Values, Water-quality 1989-04-05 2016-10-11
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1995-03-15 1995-03-15
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1993-04-30 2008-05-31
Microbiological Water-quality 2008-04-18 2016-10-11
Nutrient Water-quality 1989-04-05 2009-09-30
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1993-09-19 2009-08-26
Organics, other Water-quality 1993-05-12 2009-08-26
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1992-05-22 2009-09-30
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1947-09-01 2024-11-21
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1995-03-15 1995-03-15
Sediment Water-quality 1948-04-04 2016-10-11
n/a Peak Measurements 1947-06-02 2023-02-28
n/a Site Visits 1947-06-02 2024-10-31
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2005-01-01 2024-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 06795500 is associated with a Stream in Platte County, Nebraska. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1947 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
06795500 n/a
Site name
Shell Creek near Columbus, Nebr. n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 413133.47 n/a
DMS longitude 0971653.75 n/a
Decimal latitude 41.52596389 n/a
Decimal longitude -97.2815972 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Level 2 survey-grade GPS C
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
Platte County 141
Country US n/a
Land net location description NENWS23 T18N R1E 6 n/a
Name of location map n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 1420.79 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .08 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
10200201
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
294 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 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

Operated in cooperation with:

logo for Lower Platte North Natural Resources District
Lower Platte North Natural Resources District
logo for USGS - Federal Priority Streamgages
USGS - Federal Priority Streamgages