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10 data types available - data from 1990-10-01 to 2026-08-28

12 data types available - data from 1950-10-01 to 2026-08-28

2 data types available - data from 1902-07-09 to 2026-08-12

557 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1955-10-01 to 2026-08-11

833 Sampling activities

2 data types available - with data from 1903-05-31 to 2025-09-06

11 data types available - data from 1950-10-01 to 2026-08-28

Available location images

Big Blue R nr Manhattan

Big Blue River nr Manhattan, KS viewing downstream (east)

Big Blue River near Manhattan

Big Blue River near Manhattan, KS - Reconyx Cell Game Cam

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	06887000	n/a
Location name	BIG BLUE R NR MANHATTAN, KS	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	39.2372186336983	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-96.5713917655882	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 min.	M
District	Kansas	20
State	Kansas	20
County	Riley County	161
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	989.25 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.09 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Lower Big Blue	10270205
Drainage basin	06	n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	9640 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	9640 square miles	n/a
Time zone abbreviation	CST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	Y	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