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Continuous data

2 data types available - data from 1990-10-02 to 2026-08-19

Daily data

1 data types available - data from 1915-01-01 to 2026-08-17

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1971-05-17 to 2026-07-10

Discrete sample data

38 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1970-07-17 to 1976-10-08

208 Sampling activities

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2 data types available - with data from 1909-06-03 to 2025-08-01

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1 data types available - data from 1915-01-01 to 2026-08-17

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of zero gage height has been determined to be 4,259.67 feet above NAVD88. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD88, add 4,259.67 feet to gage height values.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	06657000	n/a
Location name	NORTH PLATTE RIVER BELOW WHALEN DIVERSION DAM, WY	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	42.241009533539916	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-104.62802471083411	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Global positioning system (GPS), Standard Positioning Service (SPS) or Precise Positioning Service (PPS)	G
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - .5 sec (PLGR/PPS GPS).	5
District	Wyoming	56
State	Wyoming	56
County	Goshen County	015
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	4259.67 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.18 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Middle North Platte-Scotts Bluff	10180009
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	16318 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	15774 square miles	n/a
Time zone abbreviation	MST	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

Monitoring location North Platte River Below Whalen Diversion Dam, WY - USGS-06657000