LOCATION.--Lat 43°25'16", long 91°30'31"
referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 SW 1/4 NW 1/4
sec.1, T.99 N., R.6 W., Allamakee County, IA, Hydrologic Unit
07060002, on right bank 5 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway
76, 3.5 mi south of Dorchester, 650 ft upstream from Mineral Creek,
0.5 mi upstream from Bear Creek, and 18.3 mi upstream from mouth.
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DRAINAGE AREA.--770 mi2.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Discharge measurements from September 1936 to
September 1938, October 1939 to June 1975; discharge records from
October 1938 to September 1939, July 1975 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 660.00 ft above
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Prior to January 6, 1938,
non-recording gage at site of old bridge, 0.2 mi upstream, at datum
5.91 ft higher; January 6, 1938, to April 26, 1948, non-recording
gage at site of old bridge at datum 60.00 ft lower; April 27, 1948,
to August 1963, non-recording gage at site of old bridge at same
datum; August 1963 to June 1975, non-recording gage at same site and
datum.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water years 1975-1981.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD.--
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Daily instantaneous values collected in
conjunction with suspended-sediment samples, July 1975 to September
1981, records fragmentary.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Daily instantaneous values collected in
conjunction with suspended-sediment samples, October 1977 to
September 1981, records fragmentary.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION AND DISCHARGE: July 1975 to
September 1981.