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SOLOMON R AT NILES, KS (USGS-06876900) 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 Kansas Water Science Center (identifier USGS-KS), has the name "SOLOMON R AT NILES, KS" and has the identifier USGS-06876900. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10260015. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 6770 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 6770 sq mi.

This site is located in Ottawa County County, Kansas at 38.96899167000000 degrees latitude and -97.4770444000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from Digital MAP." and the accuracy is .1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 1161.44 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .15 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-06876900" 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

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 1982 - 2001
Biological, Fish 1982 - 2001
Information 1958 - 1984
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1958 - 1978
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1958 - 1978
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1958 - 1975
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1958 - 1975
Nutrient 1958 - 1978
Organics, Other 1982 - 2001
Physical 1957 - 2003
Sediment 1957 - 2003
*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-06876900
MonitoringLocationName SOLOMON R AT NILES, KS
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 10260015
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 6770
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 6770
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 38.96899167000000
LongitudeMeasure -97.4770444000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1161.44
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .15
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 20
CountyCode 143
ProviderName NWIS