LOCATION.--Lat 41°41'14", long 94°22'15" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.5, T.79 N., R.30 W., Guthrie County, IA, Hydrologic Unit 07100007, on right bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on Soldier Trail, at southwestern edge of Panora, 1.5 mi upstream from Andy's Branch, 1.6 mi downstream from Lake Panorama, 18.2 mi upstream from mouth, 66.1 mi upstream from mouth of Raccoon River, and 267.2 mi upstream from mouth of Des Moines River. (map)

DRAINAGE AREA.--440 mi².

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--Discharge records from June 1958 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IA-74-1: 1973 (P).

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 991.20 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Prior to September 9, 2009, at site 25 ft downstream at same datum.

REMARKS.--Panora Water Department diverts approximately 100 acre-ft/yr upstream of station. Flow regulated by dam on Lake Panorama since August 1970.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 2010.

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD.--
NITRATE + NITRITE: May 2010 to current year.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Daily instantaneous values collected in conjunction with suspended-sediment samples, March 1979 to September 1985, records fragmentary.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Daily instantaneous values collected in conjunction with suspended-sediment samples, March 1979 to September 1985, records fragmentary. Daily mean, March 2012 to current year.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION AND DISCHARGE: March 1979 to September 1985.

Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

Raccoon River Watershed Association