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USGS 06461500 Niobrara River near Sparks, Nebr.

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 42°54'07.48",   Longitude 100°21'45.10"   NAD83
Cherry County, Nebraska, Hydrologic Unit 101500040905
Drainage area: 7,150.0 square miles
Datum of gage: 2,288.68 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1991-05-17  2026-01-19  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- Qwmonitor  2014-03-26  2025-11-23  4155 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1945-10-01  2026-01-18  29330 
    Gage height, feet  1945-12-12  2026-01-18  20848 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius -- Qwmonitor  2014-03-29  2025-11-23  3972 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- Qwmonitor  2014-03-26  2025-11-23  4077 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units -- Qwmonitor  2014-03-26  2025-11-23  2724 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- Qwmonitor  2024-03-07  2025-10-06  1191 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- Qwmonitor  2014-03-26  2025-11-23 1385 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1945-10-01  2025-08-19 29178 
    Gage height, feet  1945-12-12  2025-08-19 20696 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius -- Qwmonitor  2014-03-29  2025-11-23 1324 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- Qwmonitor  2014-03-26  2025-11-23 1359 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- Qwmonitor  2024-03-07  2025-10-06 397 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- Qwmonitor  2014-03  2025-11  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1945-10  2025-08  
    Gage height, feet  1945-12  2025-08  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius -- Qwmonitor  2014-03  2025-11  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- Qwmonitor  2014-03  2025-11  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- Qwmonitor  2024-03  2025-10  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- Qwmonitor  2014  2026  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1946  2025  
    Gage height, feet  1946  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius -- Qwmonitor  2014  2026  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- Qwmonitor  2014  2026  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- Qwmonitor  2024  2026  
 Peak streamflow 1946-09-19  2023-10-13  79 
 Field measurements 1945-11-02  2026-01-08  1268 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1947-06-09  2004-12-02  370 
 Water-Year Summary 2005  2025  21 
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