USGS Water-Year Summary 2020
06805000 Salt Creek Near Ashland, Nebr.
LOCATION - Lat 41°03'06", long 96°20'19" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.31, T.13 N., R.10 E., Saunders County, NE, Hydrologic Unit 10200203, 1.7 mi northeast of Ashland, 0.8 mi below confluence with Wahoo Creek, and at mile 2.2.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,640 mi² of which 52 mi² probably is noncontributing.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 2012 to current year (seasonal stage record only).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Datum of gage is 1,040.00 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, 21.45 ft, May 8, 2015; minimum gage height, 6.04 ft, September 3, 7-8, 2012.
EXTREMES FOR WATER YEAR 2012 - Maximum gage height, 16.39 ft, April 15, 2012; minimum gage height, 6.04 ft, September 3, 7-8.
EXTREMES FOR WATER YEAR 2013 - Maximum gage height, 18.40 ft, May 30, 2013; minimum gage height, 6.17 ft, October 4, 2012.
EXTREMES FOR WATER YEAR 2014 - Maximum gage height, 18.81 ft, June 4, 2014; minimum gage height, 6.15 ft, March 2, 2014.
EXTREMES FOR WATER YEAR 2015 - Maximum gage height, 21.45 ft, May 8, 2015; minimum gage height, 6.25 ft, March 1, 2015.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: August 2007 to present (seasonal records only).
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: August 2007 to present (seasonal records only).
TURBIDITY: August 2007 to present (seasonal records only).
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: August 2007 to present (seasonal records only).
INSTRUMENTATION - Seasonal deployment of a continuous water-quality monitor. Measured parameters include water temperature, specific conductance, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity. Turbidity measurements conform to ISO 7027 standards.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - These extremes may have been exceeded during non-measured periods.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 32.8°C, July 18, 2011 and July 19, 2012; minimum, 1.1°C, March 26, 2013.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 6,080 uS/cm, October 3, 2013; minimum, 139 uS/cm, August 24, 2016.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 23.4 mg/L, July 3, 2012; minimum, 0.1 mg/L, April 14, 2014.
TURBIDITY: Maximum, 2220 FNU, July 12, 2016; minimum, 2.0 FNU, September 16, 2015.