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WQP Home >  Providers >  NWIS >  USGS-KS >  USGS-06888990

KANSAS R AB TOPEKA WEIR AT TOPEKA, KS (USGS-06888990) 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 "KANSAS R AB TOPEKA WEIR AT TOPEKA, KS" and has the identifier USGS-06888990. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10270102. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 56686.00 sq mi.

This site is located in Shawnee County County, Kansas at 39.07194435000000 degrees latitude and -95.7163715000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 minutes. This site is at an elevation of 857.16 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .11 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-06888990" 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, Cyanobacteria 2018 - 2023
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria, Photosynthetic,Phycocyanin 2018 - 2024
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2018 - 2024
Cyanotoxins, Phytotoxins 2018 - 2021
Information 2018 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2018 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2018 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2018 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2018 - 2023
Microbiological 2018 - 2023
Nutrient 2018 - 2023
Organics, Other 2017 - 2023
Physical 2017 - 2024
Sediment 2018 - 2023
*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-06888990
MonitoringLocationName KANSAS R AB TOPEKA WEIR AT TOPEKA, KS
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 10270102
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 56686.00
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 39.07194435000000
LongitudeMeasure -95.7163715000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode minutes
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 857.16
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .11
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 20
CountyCode 177
ProviderName NWIS