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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1987-09-29 1989-05-31
Information Water-quality 1962-07-12 2002-10-04
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1963-06-26 1991-12-19
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1963-06-26 2002-10-04
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1963-06-26 1991-12-19
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1963-10-24 1991-12-19
Microbiological Water-quality 1973-02-27 2008-06-05
Nutrient Water-quality 1963-06-26 1998-06-10
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1988-11-15 1989-05-31
Organics, other Water-quality 1980-10-29 1991-12-19
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1987-05-13 2002-10-04
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1958-08-01 2024-11-16
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1981-02-17 1988-11-07
Sediment Daily Values, Water-quality 1962-07-12 1993-09-29
n/a Peak Measurements 1950-07-10 2023-07-05
n/a Site Visits 1958-07-11 2024-10-15
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2005-01-01 2024-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 06880800 is associated with a Stream in Seward County, Nebraska. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1950 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
06880800 n/a
Site name
West Fork Big Blue River near Dorchester, Nebr. n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 404352 n/a
DMS longitude 0971038 n/a
Decimal latitude 40.7311177 n/a
Decimal longitude -97.1775413 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from MAP. M
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 5 sec. F
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1927 NAD27
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Nebraska 31
State
Nebraska 31
County
Seward County 159
Country US n/a
Land net location description SWSWS23 T9N R2E 6 n/a
Name of location map n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 1403.48 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
10270203
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
1192 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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