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USGS 06465500 Niobrara River near Verdel, Nebr.

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 42°44'23",   Longitude 98°13'22"   NAD83
Knox County, Nebraska, Hydrologic Unit 101500071004
Drainage area: 11,580.0 square miles
Datum of gage: 1,312.85 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1990-10-06  2025-10-11  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1958-06-15  2025-10-10  29662 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1928-08-21  2025-10-09  25690 
    Gage height, feet  1928-08-21  2025-10-09  19275 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2014-03-26  2023-10-25  1899 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2014-03-26  2023-10-25  2223 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2014-03-26  2023-10-25  1560 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2010-10-11  2025-03-31 3742 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1928-08-21  2025-07-29 25618 
    Gage height, feet  1928-08-21  2025-07-29 19203 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2014-03-26  2023-10-25 633 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2014-03-26  2023-10-25 741 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2010-10  2025-03  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1928-08  2025-07  
    Gage height, feet  1928-08  2025-07  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2014-03  2023-10  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2014-03  2023-10  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2011  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1928  2025  
    Gage height, feet  1928  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2014  2024  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2014  2024  
 Peak streamflow 1938-05-02  2024-06-21  69 
 Field measurements 1928-08-21  2025-09-08  1422 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1971-11-21  2021-09-21  529 
 Water-Year Summary 2005  2024  20 
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