USGS 05464420 Cedar River at Blairs Ferry Road at Palo, IA

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Available Parameters Available Period
  
2018-08-03  2025-12-04
2012-10-13  2018-08-03
2009-03-26  2025-12-04
2009-03-26  2025-12-04
2018-08-03  2025-12-04
2018-08-03  2025-12-04
2022-03-16  2025-12-04
2022-12-03  2025-12-04
2018-08-03  2025-12-04
2012-10-14  2025-12-04







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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
 
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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius, YSI EXO3
Most recent instantaneous value: -0.2 12-04-2025   22:15 CST
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: Ice 12-04-2025   22:15 CST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Dec 4 based on 16 water years of record more
Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Dec 4		 Min
(2013)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2020)
-- unavailable -- 736 1290 2010 3450 5880 10200

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 4.22 12-04-2025   22:15 CST
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius, YSI EXO3
Most recent instantaneous value: Eqp 12-04-2025   22:15 CST
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter, YSI EXO3
Most recent instantaneous value: Eqp 12-04-2025   22:15 CST
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pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units
Most recent instantaneous value: Eqp 12-04-2025   20:15 CST
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Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter as phosphorus
Most recent instantaneous value: Eqp 12-04-2025   22:15 CST
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU), YSI EXO3
Most recent instantaneous value: Eqp 12-04-2025   22:15 CST
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Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen
Most recent instantaneous value: 6.27 12-04-2025   22:15 CST
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