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USGS 06844500 Republican River near Orleans, Nebr.

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 40°07'54",   Longitude 99°30'09"   NAD83
Harlan County, Nebraska, Hydrologic Unit 10250009
Drainage area: 15,580 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 8,880.00 square miles,
Datum of gage: 1,972.57 feet above   NGVD29.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1990-12-05  2025-10-25  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1947-10-01  2025-10-24  28514 
    Gage height, feet  1986-03-20  2025-10-24  13403 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1947-10-27  1948-09-29  315 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1947-10-01  1948-09-29  365 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day -- COE Historic  1948-10-04  1970-09-29  8030 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1947-10-01  2025-08-21 28450 
    Gage height, feet  1986-03-20  2025-08-21 13339 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1947-10-27  1948-09-29 315 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1947-10-01  1948-09-29 365 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day -- COE Historic  1948-10-04  1970-09-29 8030 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1947-10  2025-08  
    Gage height, feet  1986-03  2025-08  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1947-10  1948-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1947-10  1948-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day -- COE Historic  1948-10  1970-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1948  2025  
    Gage height, feet  1986  2025  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1948  1948  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1948  1948  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day -- COE Historic  1949  1970  
 Peak streamflow 1947-06-23  2024-04-27  78 
 Field measurements 1947-10-27  2025-08-22  1809 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1948-06-14  2002-05-14  400 
 Water-Year Summary 2005  2024  20 
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