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Constituents Measured or Computed Continuously in Nebraska

Continuous measurements of constituents (water-quality parameters) can be obtained by direct measurement using sensors, or by indirect computation using models.

Below is a list of constituents continuously measured or computed by the USGS in Nebraska. Click on a constituent for more detailed information, including a list of where it is measured or computed.

Constituent Name Units Criteria
Ammonia plus organic nitrogen, water, filtered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per lit milligrams per liter (mg/L)
Atrazine micrograms per liter (ug/L)
Computed discharge cubic feet per second (cfs)
Dissolved oxygen milligrams per liter (mg/L)
Escherichia coli bacteria colonies per 100 milliliters (cfu/100mL) 576 cfu/100mL
Nitrate plus nitrite, dissolved milligrams per liter as nitrogen (mg/L-N)
pH standard units (std units)
Specific conductance at 25 degrees Celsius microsiemens per centimeter (uS/cm)
Suspended sediment milligrams per liter (mg/L)
Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation milligrams per liter (mg/L)
Suspended sediment load tons per day (tons/day)
Total phosphorus milligrams per liter (mg/L)
Turbidity, measured as NTU or FNU formazin nephelometric units (FNU)
Water temperature degrees Celsius (°C)