LOCATION.--Lat 41°05'19.0", long 91°43'06.9"
referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4
sec.26, T.73 N., R.8 W., Jefferson County, IA, Hydrologic Unit
07080107, on right downstream side of bridge on County Highway H28 in
Merrimac, 6.5 mi downstream from Crooked Creek, 2.4 mi upstream from
Walnut Creek, and 57.2 mi upstream from mouth. (map)
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Precipitation records from October 2011 to
current year. Prior to October 2014, published as "Skunk River
at Merrimac, IA."
INSTRUMENTATION.--Tipping-bucket rain gage.
REMARKS.--For surface-water records collected at this site, see
Skunk River at Merrimac, IA (station 05473065).