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Elkhorn River at Waterloo, Nebr. (USGS-06800500) 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 Nebraska Water Science Center (identifier USGS-NE), has the name "Elkhorn River at Waterloo, Nebr." and has the identifier USGS-06800500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10220003. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 6900 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 5870.00 sq mi.

This site is located in Douglas County County, Nebraska at 41.29333330000000 degrees latitude and -96.2838889000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 1105.19 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .10 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-06800500" 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*
Biological 2002 - 2002
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2002 - 2004
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1977 - 2020
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1978 - 2004
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1978 - 2004
Biological, Counts 1977 - 1981
Biological, Fish 1986 - 2020
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1978 - 1980
Information 1960 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1948 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1948 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1948 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1948 - 2023
Microbiological 1970 - 2023
Nutrient 1948 - 2023
Organics, Other 1970 - 2023
Organics, PCBs 1972 - 1995
Organics, Pesticide 1972 - 2023
Physical 1948 - 2024
Radiochemical 1980 - 1995
Sediment 1948 - 2023
Stable Isotopes 2022 - 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 USGS-NE
OrganizationFormalName USGS Nebraska Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-06800500
MonitoringLocationName Elkhorn River at Waterloo, Nebr.
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 10220003
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 6900
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 5870.00
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 41.29333330000000
LongitudeMeasure -96.2838889000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1105.19
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .10
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 31
CountyCode 055
ProviderName NWIS