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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1995-09-24 2011-08-24
Information Water-quality 1995-09-24 2012-09-18
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1995-09-24 2004-10-04
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1973-09-13 2012-09-18
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1995-09-24 1996-09-12
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1995-09-24 2004-10-04
Microbiological Water-quality 1996-03-27 2008-06-09
Nutrient Water-quality 1995-09-24 2012-09-18
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1995-09-24 1996-09-12
Organics, other Water-quality 1995-09-24 2012-08-27
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1995-09-24 2012-09-18
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1971-09-01 2024-11-21
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1995-09-24 1998-09-02
Sediment Water-quality 1995-09-24 2012-09-18
n/a Peak Measurements 1969-07-01 2021-11-14
n/a Site Visits 1957-09-24 2024-11-20
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 05420680 is associated with a Stream in Bremer County, Iowa. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1957 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
05420680 n/a
Site name
Wapsipinicon River near Tripoli, IA n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 425009.93 n/a
DMS longitude 0921526.64 n/a
Decimal latitude 42.83609167 n/a
Decimal longitude -92.2574 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 5 sec. F
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Iowa 19
State
Iowa 19
County
Bremer County 017
Country US n/a
Land net location description NWSWSWS27 T093N R12W 5 n/a
Name of location map Tripoli n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 986.39 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .06 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
07080102
Drainage basin
03 n/a
Topographic setting
Stream channel
C
Flags for instruments at site YNNNYNNNNNNNNYNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 19570924 n/a
Drainage area
346 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation CST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
n/a
Data-other GW files NYNNNNNN n/a
National aquifer n/a
Local aquifer n/a
Local aquifer type
n/a
Well depth n/a
Hole depth
n/a
Source of depth data n/a
Project number 461900100 n/a

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