A statistical analysis of the quality of surface water in Nebraska

Introduction 1 Purpose and scope 1 Natural hydrologic influences on water quality 1 Climate 2 Topography and drainage 2 Sources of streamflow 2 Data available 3 Programs through which data were obtained 3 Constituents selected for statistical analysis 3 Statistics 5 Explanation for blanks in the data tables 6 Analogous constituents 6 Statistical data by basin 6 White River-Hat Creek basin 8 Niobrara River basin 11 Missouri River tributaries basin and Missouri River main stem 32 North Platte River basin 42 South Platte River basin 74 Middle Platte River basin 84