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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1982-04-29 2003-09-19
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1966-04-30 1967-09-28
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1966-04-30 1999-06-15
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1966-04-30 1967-09-28
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1966-04-30 1967-09-28
Nutrient Water-quality 1966-04-30 1967-09-28
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1950-02-01 2024-11-21
Sediment Water-quality 1971-07-29 1999-06-15
n/a Peak Measurements 1938-05-30 2023-08-09
n/a Site Visits 1951-06-25 2024-09-20
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 06861000 is associated with a Stream in Trego County, Kansas. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1938 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
06861000 n/a
Site name
SMOKY HILL R NR ARNOLD, KS n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 384828.04 n/a
DMS longitude 1000120.16 n/a
Decimal latitude 38.80778889 n/a
Decimal longitude -100.0222667 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .1 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS). 1
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Kansas 20
State
Kansas 20
County
Trego County 195
Country US n/a
Land net location description S29 T14S R24W 6 n/a
Name of location map GIBSON CREEK, KS n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 2196.93 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .14 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
10260003
Drainage basin
06 n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site YYNNYNNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 19500209 n/a
Drainage area
5220 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 5220 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 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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