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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 2007-09-10 2007-09-10
Information Water-quality 2006-05-31 2010-10-25
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 2006-10-24 2008-11-03
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 2006-04-21 2010-10-25
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 2006-10-24 2008-11-03
Nutrient Water-quality 2006-05-31 2008-11-03
Organics, other Water-quality 2006-05-31 2008-11-03
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 2006-05-31 2008-11-03
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 2006-02-09 2024-11-21
Sediment Water-quality 2006-10-24 2008-11-03
Stable Isotopes Water-quality 2007-07-18 2007-08-28
n/a Peak Measurements 2006-07-11 2023-03-01
n/a Site Visits 2006-01-11 2018-09-05
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 05451080 is associated with a Stream in Hamilton County, Iowa. Current conditions of Gage height are available. Water data back to 2006 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
05451080 n/a
Site name
South Fork Iowa River near Blairsburg, IA n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 423237 n/a
DMS longitude 0933522 n/a
Decimal latitude 42.5436111 n/a
Decimal longitude -93.5894444 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from MAP. M
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 SESESWS05 T089N R23W 5 n/a
Name of location map Sheldon Creek n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 1164.91 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Level or other surveyed method. L
Altitude accuracy .01 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 YNNNYNYNNNNNNNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 20051017 n/a
Drainage area
12 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 85919BI00 n/a

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