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NOTE: Station Numbers for Iowa precipitation gages have changed (see list).


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

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NOTE: Real-time data for water quality parameter nitrate unavailable during the winter season.

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Iowa WSC Gage Network

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This station managed by the Iowa City Field Office.

Available Parameters Available Period
All 10 Available Parameters for this site
   
00010 Temperature, water, YSI EXO3 2018-08-03  2018-09-24
00010 Temperature, water 2012-10-13  2018-09-24
00060 Discharge 2009-03-26  2018-09-24
00065 Gage height 2017-09-01  2018-09-24
00095 Specific cond at 25C, YSI EXO3 2018-08-03  2018-09-24
00300 Dissolved oxygen, YSI EXO3 2018-08-03  2018-09-24
00301 Diss oxygen,%saturtn, YSI EXO3 2018-08-03  2018-09-24
63158 Stream level, NGVD 2017-09-01  2018-09-24
63680 Turbidity, Form Neph, YSI EXO3 2018-08-03  2018-09-24
99133 NO3+NO2,water,insitu 2012-10-14  2018-09-24

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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
Most recent instantaneous value: 17.6 09-24-2018   04:15 CDT
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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius, YSI EXO3
Most recent instantaneous value: 18.1 09-24-2018   04:15 CDT
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 43700 09-24-2018   04:15 CDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Sep 24 based on 9 years of record more
Min
(2012)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median 75th
percen-
tile		 Mean Max
(2016)		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Sep 24
550 1370 1670 4000 4750 25700 43700

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 13.83 09-24-2018   04:15 CDT
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius, YSI EXO3
Most recent instantaneous value: 343 09-24-2018   04:15 CDT
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter, YSI EXO3
Most recent instantaneous value: 6.6 09-24-2018   04:15 CDT
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, percent of saturation, YSI EXO3
Most recent instantaneous value: 70 09-24-2018   04:15 CDT
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Stream water level elevation above NGVD 1929, in feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 739.54 09-24-2018   04:15 CDT
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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: 26.3 09-24-2018   04:15 CDT
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Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen
Most recent instantaneous value: 3.77 09-24-2018   04:15 CDT
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