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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1987-09-29 2012-08-09
Information Water-quality 1958-11-19 2012-08-09
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1963-11-15 1990-04-25
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1963-11-15 2011-10-03
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1963-11-15 1990-04-25
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1964-05-08 1990-04-25
Microbiological Water-quality 1988-07-29 1989-07-20
Nutrient Water-quality 1963-11-15 1990-04-25
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1989-04-11 1989-04-11
Organics, other Water-quality 1987-07-29 2012-08-09
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1987-09-29 1990-02-07
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1929-04-27 2024-11-21
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1986-11-07 1989-04-19
Sediment Daily Values, Water-quality 1958-03-19 1990-04-25
n/a Peak Measurements 1921-01-01 2023-05-31
n/a Site Visits 2020-02-06 2024-10-31
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 06891500 is associated with a Stream in Douglas County, Kansas. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1921 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
06891500 n/a
Site name
WAKARUSA R NR LAWRENCE, KS n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 385441 n/a
DMS longitude 0951539 n/a
Decimal latitude 38.9113923 n/a
Decimal longitude -95.261084 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
Douglas County 045
Country US n/a
Land net location description NWSWSWS24 T13S R19E 6 n/a
Name of location map n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 799.61 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Interpolated from topographic map. M
Altitude accuracy 0.1 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 19290427 n/a
Drainage area
425 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 58 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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