LOCATION.--Lat 41°35'14", long 93°42'11"
referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4
sec.2, T.78 N., R.25 W., Polk County, IA, Hydrologic Unit 07100006,
on left bank 25 ft downstream from bridge on 63rd Street in Des
Moines, and 2.2 mi upstream from mouth. (map)
DRAINAGE AREA.--78.4 mi2.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Discharge records from October 1971 to current
year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IA-73-1: 1972. WDR IA-75-1: 1973-74.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 801.04 ft above
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (levels by Iowa Natural
Resources Council).