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South Loup River at St. Michael (21NEB001_WQX-SLO4SLOUP135) 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 Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (identifier 21NEB001_WQX), has the name "South Loup River at St. Michael" and has the identifier 21NEB001_WQX-SLO4SLOUP135. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10210004.

This site is located in Buffalo County County, Nebraska at 41.0321300000 degrees latitude and -98.7404300000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. 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 "21NEB001_WQX-SLO4SLOUP135" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2009 - 2022
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2009 - 2022
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2009 - 2022
Microbiological 2013 - 2022
Not Assigned 2009 - 2013
Nutrient 2009 - 2022
Organics, Pesticide 2009 - 2022
Physical 2009 - 2022
*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 21NEB001_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21NEB001_WQX-SLO4SLOUP135
MonitoringLocationName South Loup River at St. Michael
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Located 0.6 mi northeast of St. Michael, 3.4 mi upstream from Sweet Creek, and at mile 9.0. Access river from southwest corner of bridge and collect sample approximately 20 feet upstream of bridge off south shore. USGS Station No. 06784000
HUCEightDigitCode 10210004
LatitudeMeasure 41.0321300000
LongitudeMeasure -98.7404300000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 31
CountyCode 019
ProviderName STORET