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ROCK C NR LOUISVILLE, KS (USGS-06888300) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS Kansas Water Science Center (identifier USGS-KS), has the name "ROCK C NR LOUISVILLE, KS" and has the identifier USGS-06888300. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10270102. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 128.00 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 128.00 sq mi.

This site is located in Pottawatomie County County, Kansas at 39.24916286000000 degrees latitude and -96.3149982000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 minutes. This site is at an elevation of 971.16 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .1 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-06888300" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2002 - 2002
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1987 - 2002
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1987 - 2002
Biological, Fish 1987 - 1987
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1987 - 1989
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1987 - 1988
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1987 - 2002
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1987 - 1987
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1987 - 1987
Microbiological 1988 - 2002
Nutrient 1987 - 2002
Organics, Other 1987 - 2002
Organics, PCBs 1989 - 1989
Organics, Pesticide 1988 - 1989
Physical 1987 - 2002
Radiochemical 1987 - 1987
Sediment 1987 - 2002
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-KS
OrganizationFormalName USGS Kansas Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-06888300
MonitoringLocationName ROCK C NR LOUISVILLE, KS
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 10270102
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 128.00
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 128.00
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 39.24916286000000
LongitudeMeasure -96.3149982000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode minutes
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 971.16
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 20
CountyCode 149
ProviderName NWIS