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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1958-05-21 2019-10-15
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1961-10-17 1996-12-10
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1961-10-17 1999-06-07
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1961-10-17 1981-09-30
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1961-10-17 1981-09-30
Nutrient Water-quality 1961-10-17 1996-12-10
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1991-09-04 1991-09-04
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1945-09-17 2024-11-21
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1981-04-24 1984-07-26
Sediment Daily Values, Water-quality 1958-05-21 2019-10-15
n/a Peak Measurements 1946-08-27 2023-07-05
n/a Site Visits 1963-09-23 2024-08-05
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 06872500 is associated with a Stream in Osborne County, Kansas. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1945 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
06872500 n/a
Site name
NF SOLOMON R AT PORTIS, KS n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 393310.81 n/a
DMS longitude 0984132.36 n/a
Decimal latitude 39.55300278 n/a
Decimal longitude -98.6923222 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
Osborne County 141
Country US n/a
Land net location description S07 T06S R12W 6 n/a
Name of location map PORTIS, KS n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 1491.56 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
10260012
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 19641001 n/a
Drainage area
2315 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 2315 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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