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Niobrara River south of Norden (21NEB001_WQX-SNI3NIOBR315) 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 "Niobrara River south of Norden" and has the identifier 21NEB001_WQX-SNI3NIOBR315. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10150004.

This site is located in Brown County County, Nebraska at 42.7866400000 degrees latitude and -100.0355100000 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-SNI3NIOBR315" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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, Non-metals 2020 - 2020
Microbiological 2020 - 2020
Nutrient 2020 - 2020
Organics, Pesticide 2020 - 2020
Physical 2020 - 2020
*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-SNI3NIOBR315
MonitoringLocationName Niobrara River south of Norden
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText From Valentine take State Hwy 12 on NE side of town for approx. 25 miles to Norden Ave., then south on Norden Ave. for approx. 6 miles to sample collection point. Or approx. 15.5 miles north on Norden Ave. from US Hwy 20, just west of Ainsworth, NE.
HUCEightDigitCode 10150004
LatitudeMeasure 42.7866400000
LongitudeMeasure -100.0355100000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 31
CountyCode 017
ProviderName STORET