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USGS 05412500 Turkey River at Garber, IA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 42°44'24",   Longitude 91°15'42"   NAD27
Clayton County, Iowa, Hydrologic Unit 07060004
Drainage area: 1,545 square miles
Datum of gage: 638.88 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1990-10-01  2025-04-07  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- sediment station  1957-10-01  1962-09-29  1462 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2012-05-30  2025-04-07  2583 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1913-08-08  2025-04-07  38560 
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter as phosphorus  2018-03-28  2025-04-07  1190 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detector angles at 90 +-2.5 degrees and 0-45 degrees, ratiometric correction, FBRU  2018-03-28  2025-04-07  1654 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter -- sediment station  1957-10-01  1962-09-29  1707 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day -- sediment station  1957-10-01  1962-09-29  1825 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, total, short tons per day as nitrogen  2012-05-09  2025-04-07  1853 
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, short tons of phosphorus per day  2017-12-31  2025-04-07  1819 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2012-05-09  2025-04-07  2870 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2012-05-30  2024-07-09 2345 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1913-08-08  2024-10-22 38401 
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter as phosphorus  2018-03-28  2019-11-08 465 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detector angles at 90 +-2.5 degrees and 0-45 degrees, ratiometric correction, FBRU  2018-03-28  2024-05-26 1392 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter -- sediment station  1957-10-01  1962-09-29 1707 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day -- sediment station  1957-10-01  1962-09-29 1825 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, total, short tons per day as nitrogen  2012-05-09  2017-11-30 1281 
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, short tons of phosphorus per day  2017-12-31  2019-12-30 729 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2012-05-09  2024-07-10 2767 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2012-05  2024-07  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1913-08  2024-10  
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter as phosphorus  2018-03  2019-11  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detector angles at 90 +-2.5 degrees and 0-45 degrees, ratiometric correction, FBRU  2018-03  2024-05  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter -- sediment station  1957-10  1962-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day -- sediment station  1957-10  1962-09  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, total, short tons per day as nitrogen  2012-05  2017-11  
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, short tons of phosphorus per day  2017-12  2019-12  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2012-05  2024-07  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2012  2024  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1913  2025  
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter as phosphorus  2018  2020  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detector angles at 90 +-2.5 degrees and 0-45 degrees, ratiometric correction, FBRU  2018  2024  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter -- sediment station  1958  1962  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day -- sediment station  1958  1962  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, total, short tons per day as nitrogen  2012  2018  
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, short tons of phosphorus per day  2018  2020  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2012  2024  
 Peak streamflow 1902-05-18  2024-05-22  106 
 Field measurements 1913-08-08  2025-03-19  1174 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples 1958-02-24  2019-09-12  421 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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