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USGS 06800500 Elkhorn River at Waterloo, Nebr.

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 41°17'36",   Longitude 96°17'02"   NAD83
Douglas County, Nebraska, Hydrologic Unit 10220003
Drainage area: 6,900 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 5,870.00 square miles,
Datum of gage: 1,105.19 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1990-10-01  2024-10-14  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2002-09-30  2024-10-13  11925 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1899-10-01  2024-10-13  35860 
    Gage height, feet  1986-10-01  2024-10-13  11815 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1967-05-31  2024-10-13  11833 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2008-03-27  2024-10-13  10254 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2016-04-08  2024-10-13  4842 
    Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet  2016-02-01  2024-10-13  1291 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2008-03-27  2024-10-13  9827 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2002-09-30  2024-06-09 3854 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1899-10-01  2024-07-08 35763 
    Gage height, feet  1986-10-01  2024-07-08 11718 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1967-05-31  2024-06-09 3810 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2008-03-27  2024-06-09 3297 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2016-04-08  2023-10-24 1417 
    Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet  2016-02-01  2016-11-19 279 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2008-03-27  2024-06-09 3155 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2002-09  2024-06  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1899-10  2024-07  
    Gage height, feet  1986-10  2024-07  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1967-05  2024-06  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2008-03  2024-06  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2016-04  2023-10  
    Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet  2016-02  2016-11  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2008-03  2024-06  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2002  2024  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1900  2024  
    Gage height, feet  1987  2024  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1967  2024  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2008  2024  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2016  2024  
    Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet  2016  2017  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2008  2024  
 Peak streamflow 1881  2023-02-28  106 
 Field measurements 1911-05-19  2024-08-28  2425 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples 1948-07-23  2024-02-13  1139 
 Water-Year Summary 2005  2023  19 
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