Iowa River at Iowa City, IA - 05454500
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Iowa River at Iowa City, IA - 05454500
Subscribe to WaterAlert March 13, 2025 - March 20, 2025
Gage height, feet
11.19 ft - Mar 20, 2025 11:00:00 AM CDT
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Status
Time
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11.19 ft
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Mar 20, 2025
11:00:00 AM CDT
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11.19 ft
Provisional
Mar 20, 2025
11:00:00 AM CDT
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2 data types available - data from 1986-10-01 to 2025-03-20
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Data date range
Gage height, feet
2007-10-01 - 2025-03-20
Discharge, cubic feet per second
1986-10-01 - 2025-03-20
Daily data
6 data types available - data from 1903-06-01 to 2025-03-19
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Discrete sample data
553 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1901-01-01 to 2012-08-23
698 Sampling activities
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| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | Water-quality | 1901-01-01 | 2012-08-23 |
| Inorganics, Major, Metals | Water-quality | 1906-09-06 | 1985-11-22 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1906-09-06 | 2012-08-23 |
| Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1947-12-18 | 1985-11-22 |
| Inorganics, Minor, metals | Water-quality | 1906-09-16 | 1985-11-22 |
| Microbiological | Water-quality | 1985-11-22 | 2008-06-18 |
| Nutrient | Water-quality | 1906-09-06 | 2012-08-23 |
| Organics, other | Water-quality | 1985-05-23 | 2008-06-20 |
| Organics, pesticide | Water-quality | 1985-05-23 | 2008-06-20 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1901-01-01 | 2025-03-20 |
| Sediment | Daily Values, Water-quality | 1943-10-01 | 2008-06-20 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1851-06-01 | 2023-03-04 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1903-06-02 | 2025-03-11 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
Monitoring location 05454500 is associated with a Stream in Johnson County, Iowa. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1851 are available online.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
|
Site identification number
|
05454500 | n/a |
|
Site name
|
Iowa River at Iowa City, IA | n/a |
|
Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 413924.06 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0913227.6 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 41.6566833 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -91.541 | n/a |
|
Latitude-longitude method
|
Interpolated from Digital MAP. | N |
|
Latitude-longitude accuracy
|
Accurate to + or - 5 sec. | F |
|
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
|
Johnson County | 103 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | NENENES16 T079N R06W 5 | n/a |
| Name of location map | Iowa City West | n/a |
| Scale of location map | 24000 | n/a |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 617.10 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System | X |
| Altitude accuracy | .04 feet | n/a |
|
Altitude datum
|
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 | NAVD88 |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
Lower Iowa | 07080209 |
|
Drainage basin
|
04 | 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 | 190306 | n/a |
|
Drainage area
|
3271 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 | YYNNNNNN | 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 |
