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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1992-09-15 1992-09-15
Information Water-quality 1964-06-18 2010-06-17
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1948-08-12 1992-09-15
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1948-08-12 2010-06-17
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1948-08-12 1992-09-15
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1948-08-12 1992-09-15
Microbiological Water-quality 1978-10-10 2010-06-17
Nutrient Water-quality 1948-08-12 1994-08-02
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1992-09-15 1992-09-15
Organics, other Water-quality 1980-10-17 1992-09-15
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1992-09-15 1994-08-02
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1896-08-01 2024-11-21
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1981-02-26 1992-09-15
Sediment Water-quality 1961-06-22 2010-06-17
n/a Peak Measurements 1897-04-08 2023-05-14
n/a Site Visits 1945-09-27 2024-08-20
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2005-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 06799000 is associated with a Stream in Madison County, Nebraska. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1896 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
06799000 n/a
Site name
Elkhorn River at Norfolk, Nebr. n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 420013.6 n/a
DMS longitude 0972533.7 n/a
Decimal latitude 42.00377778 n/a
Decimal longitude -97.4260278 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft) G
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .01 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS). H
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
Madison County 119
Country US n/a
Land net location description SWSWS34 T24N R1W 6 n/a
Name of location map n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 1500.95 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
10220001
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
2790 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 1790.00 square miles n/a
Time Zone abbreviation CST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
Data have been checked by the reporting agency. C
Data-other GW files NNYNNNNN 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 862600100 n/a

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