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  • New to WDFN: see current water conditions throughout the state using the new State Pages. Filter by continuous data type and age of data, view latest values, and link to graphing options to explore the data further. To learn more, read our announcement on the Water Data for the Nation blog.
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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1987-09-28 2017-08-01
Information Water-quality 1957-10-07 2017-08-01
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1957-10-07 1988-07-28
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1957-10-07 2017-08-01
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1957-10-07 1987-10-17
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1957-10-07 1987-10-17
Microbiological Water-quality 1974-03-26 2002-08-07
Nutrient Water-quality 1957-10-07 2002-08-07
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1989-04-12 1989-04-12
Organics, other Water-quality 1987-09-28 2017-08-01
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1988-07-28 1989-05-31
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1936-03-16 2024-11-24
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1987-10-17 1987-10-17
Sediment Water-quality 1975-10-17 2002-08-01
n/a Peak Measurements 1891-06-01 2023-05-31
n/a Site Visits 1931-05-27 2024-07-02
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 06891000 is associated with a Stream in Jefferson County, Kansas. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1891 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
06891000 n/a
Site name
KANSAS R AT LECOMPTON, KS n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 390304 n/a
DMS longitude 0952310 n/a
Decimal latitude 39.05111157 n/a
Decimal longitude -95.3863633 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from MAP. M
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 1 min. M
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1927 NAD27
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Kansas 20
State
Kansas 20
County
Jefferson County 087
Country US n/a
Land net location description NENWSWS35 T11S R18E 6 n/a
Name of location map n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 822.27 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .1 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
10270104
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 18960101 n/a
Drainage area
58460 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 58460 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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