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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1994-06-20 1995-08-30
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1994-06-20 1995-08-30
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1994-06-20 1995-08-30
Nutrient Water-quality 1994-06-20 1995-08-30
Organics, other Water-quality 1994-06-20 1995-08-30
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1994-06-20 2024-11-23
n/a Peak Measurements 2005-07-26 2023-08-26
n/a Site Visits 1994-06-20 2024-09-17
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2005-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 06803495 is associated with a Stream in Lancaster County, Nebraska. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1994 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
06803495 n/a
Site name
Salt Creek at Fairgrounds at Lincoln, Nebr. n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 405019 n/a
DMS longitude 0964129 n/a
Decimal latitude 40.8386111 n/a
Decimal longitude -96.6913889 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft) G
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
Lancaster County 109
Country US n/a
Land net location description SWNES13 T10N R06E 6 n/a
Name of location map LINCOLN, NE n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 1109.50 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy 0.1 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
10200203
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
Stream channel
C
Flags for instruments at site NNNNYNNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
684 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

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