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USGS 06795500 Shell Creek near Columbus, Nebr.

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 41°31'33.47",   Longitude 97°16'53.75"   NAD83
Platte County, Nebraska, Hydrologic Unit 10200201
Drainage area: 294 square miles
Datum of gage: 1,420.79 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1990-10-01  2025-10-27  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2008-03-29  2016-10-10  5283 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1947-09-01  2025-10-26  12646 
    Gage height, feet  1993-07-07  2025-10-26  10742 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius -- YSI Deployment  2003-07-16  2016-10-10  4971 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- YSI Deployment  2003-07-16  2016-10-10  5139 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- YSI Deployment  2008-03-29  2016-10-07  4844 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2008-03-29  2016-10-10 1761 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1947-09-01  2025-07-21 12549 
    Gage height, feet  1993-07-07  2025-07-21 10645 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius -- YSI Deployment  2003-07-16  2016-10-10 1657 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- YSI Deployment  2003-07-16  2016-10-10 1713 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- YSI Deployment  2008-03-29  2016-10-07 1614 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2008-03  2016-10  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1947-09  2025-07  
    Gage height, feet  1993-07  2025-07  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius -- YSI Deployment  2003-07  2016-10  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- YSI Deployment  2003-07  2016-10  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- YSI Deployment  2008-03  2016-10  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2008  2017  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1947  2025  
    Gage height, feet  1993  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius -- YSI Deployment  2003  2017  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- YSI Deployment  2003  2017  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- YSI Deployment  2008  2017  
 Peak streamflow 1947-06-02  2024-06-01  76 
 Field measurements 1947-06-02  2025-09-08  1142 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1948-04-04  2016-10-11  191 
 Water-Year Summary 2005  2024  20 
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