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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 2000-11-15 2012-09-27
Information Water-quality 1988-07-23 2012-09-27
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 2000-11-15 2012-09-27
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1988-07-23 2012-09-27
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 2000-11-15 2012-09-27
Microbiological Water-quality 2000-11-15 2012-09-27
Nutrient Water-quality 1988-07-23 2012-09-27
Organics, other Water-quality 2000-11-15 2012-09-27
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1988-07-23 2012-09-27
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1988-07-23 2024-12-03
Sediment Water-quality 2000-11-15 2012-09-27
n/a Peak Measurements 2008-06-12 2023-03-03
n/a Site Visits 1951-03-31 2024-10-15
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2010-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 05464315 is associated with a Stream in Benton County, Iowa. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1951 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
05464315 n/a
Site name
Cedar River at Vinton, IA n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 421014.98 n/a
DMS longitude 0920125.66 n/a
Decimal latitude 42.17082778 n/a
Decimal longitude -92.0237944 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
Benton County 011
Country US n/a
Land net location description SENWSWS16 T085N R10W 5 n/a
Name of location map Vinton n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 761.83 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .21 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
07080205
Drainage basin
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 19510331 n/a
Drainage area
6040 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 YNNNNNNN 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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