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Important Inventory Page

USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 2007-08-14 2008-08-12
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 2007-08-14 2008-08-12
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 2007-08-14 2008-08-12
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 2007-08-14 2008-08-12
Nutrient Water-quality 2007-08-14 2008-08-12
Organics, other Water-quality 2007-08-14 2008-08-12
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 2008-05-20 2008-08-12
Physical Water-quality 2007-08-14 2008-08-12
Sediment Water-quality 2008-05-20 2008-08-12
n/a Site Visits 2008-05-20 2008-08-12
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 05451078 is associated with a Stream in Hamilton County, Iowa. Water data back to 2007 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
05451078 n/a
Site name
South Fork Iowa Riv at 170th St nr Blairsburg, IA n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 423236.2 n/a
DMS longitude 0933634.7 n/a
Decimal latitude 42.54338889 n/a
Decimal longitude -93.6096389 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 1 sec. S
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
Hamilton County 079
Country US n/a
Land net location description NWNENWS7 T89N R23W n/a
Name of location map Sheldon Creek n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 1192 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model N
Altitude accuracy 1 feet n/a
Altitude datum
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit
07080207
Drainage basin
04 n/a
Topographic setting
Stream channel
C
Flags for instruments at site NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 20070713 n/a
Drainage area
11 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 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 8591CRN00 n/a