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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 2003-10-20 2004-05-24
Information Water-quality 1984-01-04 2004-05-24
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1972-11-03 2004-05-24
Microbiological Water-quality 2003-10-20 2003-10-20
Nutrient Water-quality 2003-10-20 2004-05-24
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 2003-06-14 2004-05-24
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1940-10-01 2024-12-03
Sediment Water-quality 1944-06-15 2003-10-20
n/a Peak Measurements 1929-03-16 2023-03-02
n/a Site Visits 1940-10-28 2024-06-11
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 05464000 is associated with a Stream in Black Hawk County, Iowa. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1929 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
05464000 n/a
Site name
Cedar River at Waterloo, IA n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 422943.96 n/a
DMS longitude 0922003.65 n/a
Decimal latitude 42.49554444 n/a
Decimal longitude -92.3343472 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
Black Hawk County 013
Country US n/a
Land net location description SENWNWS25 T089N R13W 5 n/a
Name of location map Waterloo South n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 823.66 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .25 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
07080205
Drainage basin
05 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 194010 n/a
Drainage area
5146 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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