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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 2007-06-20 2012-10-24
Information Water-quality 2006-04-24 2013-08-20
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 2006-04-24 2011-09-06
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 2006-04-24 2013-08-20
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 2006-04-24 2013-08-20
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 2006-04-24 2013-08-20
Microbiological Water-quality 2006-04-24 2013-08-20
Nutrient Water-quality 2006-04-24 2013-08-20
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 2007-07-31 2010-09-08
Organics, other Water-quality 2006-04-24 2013-08-20
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 2006-04-24 2013-08-20
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 2006-04-24 2024-11-23
Radiochemistry Water-quality 2006-04-24 2013-08-20
Sediment Water-quality 2010-09-08 2011-09-06
n/a Peak Measurements 2012-05-04 2023-03-01
n/a Site Visits 2006-04-24 2024-11-15
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 05451770 is associated with a Stream in Tama County, Iowa. Current conditions of Discharge and 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
05451770 n/a
Site name
Iowa River at County Highway E49 near Tama, IA n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 415751.32 n/a
DMS longitude 0923811.58 n/a
Decimal latitude 41.96425556 n/a
Decimal longitude -92.63655 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .1 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS). 1
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
Tama County 171
Country US n/a
Land net location description SESWSES30 T083N R15W 5 n/a
Name of location map Montour n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 810.47 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .01 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 YNNNYNNNNNNNNYNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 20060418 n/a
Drainage area
1882 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 8591C4300 n/a

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