Homestead National Monument of America (HOME) is located in the Central Great Plains Ecoregion of Nebraska. The park is 0.79 km2, containing 0.40 km2 of restored tallgrass prairie. Approximately 2 km of Cub Creek flows through the western portion of HOME with 0.24 km2 of hardwood forest adjacent to the creek. Land use within the Cub Creek watershed is predominately agriculture. Historical water chemistry data (1960-1997) showed that Cub Creek water quality was negatively impacted by agricultural practices and industrial discharges in the watershed (NPS Water Resources Division 1999).