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USGS 06796500 Platte River near Leshara, Nebr.

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Downstream view from USGS gaging station: Platte River near Leshara, Nebr.

Upstream Platte River Basin
(Loup River-Elkhorn River)		 Downstream

This station managed by the Lincoln Field Office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
2016-04-08  2026-07-14
1994-06-30  2026-07-14
2007-10-01  2026-07-14
2016-04-09  2026-07-14
2016-04-08  2026-07-14
2016-04-07  2026-07-14
2016-06-02  2026-07-14
2016-04-08  2026-07-14







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Summary of all available data for this site
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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
Most recent instantaneous value: 27.8 07-14-2026   01:00 CDT
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 1730 07-14-2026   01:00 CDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Jul 14 based on 32 water years of record more
Min
(2012)		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Jul 14		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2019)
458 1730 2460 3570 4630 5170 24000

Gage height, feet, [Primary Stage Sensor]
Most recent instantaneous value: 3.65 07-14-2026   01:00 CDT
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius
Most recent instantaneous value: 453 07-14-2026   01:00 CDT
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter
Most recent instantaneous value: 6.8 07-14-2026   01:00 CDT
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Nitrate plus nitrite, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen
Most recent instantaneous value: 0.50 07-14-2026   01:00 CDT
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
 
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)
Most recent instantaneous value: 20.9 07-14-2026   01:00 CDT
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