Wapsipinicon River at Independence, IA - 05421000
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Wapsipinicon River at Independence, IA - 05421000
Subscribe to WaterAlert March 25, 2025 - April 1, 2025
Gage height, feet
5.30 ft - Apr 01, 2025 12:30:00 PM CDT
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Status
Time
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5.30 ft
Provisional
Apr 01, 2025
12:30:00 PM CDT
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5.30 ft
Provisional
Apr 01, 2025
12:30:00 PM CDT
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2 data types available - data from 1992-10-01 to 2025-04-01
Continuous data are collected via automated sensors installed at a monitoring location.
Data type
Data date range
Gage height, feet
2007-10-01 - 2025-04-01
Discharge, cubic feet per second
1992-10-01 - 2025-04-01
Daily data
5 data types available - data from 1933-07-01 to 2025-03-31
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Discrete sample data
245 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1947-06-14 to 2019-12-18
245 Sampling activities
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| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | Water-quality | 1969-05-12 | 2019-12-18 |
| Inorganics, Major, Metals | Water-quality | 1969-05-12 | 1974-04-30 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1969-05-12 | 2012-08-06 |
| Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1974-04-30 | 1974-04-30 |
| Inorganics, Minor, metals | Water-quality | 1969-05-12 | 1974-04-30 |
| Microbiological | Water-quality | 1974-04-30 | 1974-04-30 |
| Nutrient | Water-quality | 1969-05-12 | 2012-08-06 |
| Organics, PFAS | Water-quality | 2019-12-18 | 2019-12-18 |
| Organics, pesticide | Water-quality | 1989-03-20 | 2002-10-29 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1933-07-01 | 2025-04-01 |
| Sediment | Daily Values, Water-quality | 1947-06-14 | 1981-09-04 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1934-04-11 | 2024-05-27 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1933-07-20 | 2025-03-10 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
Monitoring location 05421000 is associated with a Stream in Buchanan County, Iowa. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1933 are available online.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
|
Site identification number
|
05421000 | n/a |
|
Site name
|
Wapsipinicon River at Independence, IA | n/a |
|
Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 422749 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0915342 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 42.46359796 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -91.8951722 | n/a |
|
Latitude-longitude method
|
Interpolated from MAP. | M |
|
Latitude-longitude accuracy
|
Accurate to + or - 5 sec. | F |
|
Latitude-longitude datum
|
North American Datum of 1927 | NAD27 |
| Decimal Latitude-longitude datum | North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
|
District
|
Iowa | 19 |
|
State
|
Iowa | 19 |
|
County
|
Buchanan County | 019 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | NWNESES04 T088N R09W 5 | n/a |
| Name of location map | Independence | n/a |
| Scale of location map | 24000 | n/a |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 882.74 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | Level or other surveyed method. | L |
| Altitude accuracy | .01 feet | n/a |
|
Altitude datum
|
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 | NAVD88 |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
Upper Wapsipinicon | 07080102 |
|
Drainage basin
|
03 | n/a |
|
Topographic setting
|
Stream channel
|
C |
| Flags for instruments at site | YNNNYNNNNNYNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
|
Date of first construction
|
n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | 193307 | n/a |
|
Drainage area
|
1048 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 |
