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Elkhorn River at West Point, Nebr. (USGS-06799350) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: NWIS (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This stream site, maintained by the USGS Nebraska Water Science Center (identifier USGS-NE), has the name "Elkhorn River at West Point, Nebr." and has the identifier USGS-06799350. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10220003. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 4676 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 4100.00 sq mi.

This site is located in Cuming County County, Nebraska at 41.83944410000000 degrees latitude and -96.7275324000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 5 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 1291.26 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Level or other surveyed method." is .01 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-06799350" 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, Phytoplankton 1986 - 1992
Biological, Fish 1986 - 1992
Information 1992 - 1992
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1968 - 1992
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1968 - 1992
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1980 - 1992
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1968 - 1992
Microbiological 1980 - 1989
Nutrient 1968 - 1992
Organics, Other 1980 - 1992
Organics, PCBs 1992 - 1992
Organics, Pesticide 1992 - 1992
Physical 1968 - 1992
Radiochemical 1981 - 1992
Sediment 1992 - 1992
*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-NE
OrganizationFormalName USGS Nebraska Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-06799350
MonitoringLocationName Elkhorn River at West Point, Nebr.
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 10220003
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 4676
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 4100.00
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 41.83944410000000
LongitudeMeasure -96.7275324000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1291.26
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 31
CountyCode 039
ProviderName NWIS