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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1983-10-21 2019-06-05
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1985-05-23 1985-11-21
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1971-12-01 2019-06-05
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1985-05-23 1985-11-21
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1985-05-23 1985-11-21
Nutrient Water-quality 1985-05-23 2012-08-22
Organics, PFAS Water-quality 2019-06-05 2019-06-05
Organics, other Water-quality 1985-05-23 2008-06-19
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1985-05-23 2008-06-19
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1902-10-01 2024-11-23
Sediment Daily Values, Water-quality 1984-06-14 2008-06-19
n/a Peak Measurements 1903-05-29 2023-02-28
n/a Site Visits 1915-05-22 2024-09-30
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 05451500 is associated with a Stream in Marshall County, Iowa. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1902 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
05451500 n/a
Site name
Iowa River at Marshalltown, IA n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 420357 n/a
DMS longitude 0925427 n/a
Decimal latitude 42.06582096 n/a
Decimal longitude -92.9076997 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
Marshall County 127
Country US n/a
Land net location description NWSESES23 T084N R18W 5 n/a
Name of location map Marshalltown n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 852.94 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .09 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
07080208
Drainage basin
04 n/a
Topographic setting
Stream channel
C
Flags for instruments at site YNNNYNYNNNNNNYNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 190210 n/a
Drainage area
1532 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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