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NIOBRARA RIVER AT AGATE; NE (11NPSWRD_WQX-AGFO_NIOBRARA) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This river/stream site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "NIOBRARA RIVER AT AGATE; NE" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-AGFO_NIOBRARA. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10150002.

This site is located in Sioux County County, Nebraska at 42.4227778000 degrees latitude and -103.7911111000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "11NPSWRD_WQX-AGFO_NIOBRARA" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1952 - 1952
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1952 - 1952
Physical 1952 - 1952
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-AGFO_NIOBRARA
MonitoringLocationName NIOBRARA RIVER AT AGATE; NE
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText The monitoring station is located on the Agate NebraskaSioux County 7.5 minute series (topographic) quadrangle. The Niobrara River was sampled prior to the creation of Agate Fossil Beds National Monument. The sample site is inside the current monument boundary. Data are from a study by Phillip Emery (1966); "Reconnaissance Survey of the Geology and GroundWater Resources of the Proposed Agate Fossil National Monument." The study includes data from several wells surrounding the monument. The station is at the same location as a USGS gaging station (06454100). The samples are not designated as total and are assumed to be filtered. For more information contact the Chief of Resource Management; Agate Fossil Beds National Monument; P.O. Box 27; Gering NE 69341 (tel. 3086682211). Data processed and uploaded to STORET by Curtis Cooper; National Park Service Water Resources Division; 1201 Oak Ridge Drive Suite 250; Fort Collins CO 80525 (tel. 9702253516; fax. 9702259965).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 10150002
LatitudeMeasure 42.4227778000
LongitudeMeasure -103.7911111000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 31
CountyCode 165
ProviderName STORET