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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 2022-07-12 2022-07-12
Information Water-quality 2000-11-17 2023-12-13
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 2021-02-24 2023-08-16
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 2000-11-17 2023-12-13
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 2021-02-24 2023-08-16
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 2021-02-24 2023-08-16
Microbiological Water-quality 2010-10-19 2012-09-26
Nutrient Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 2000-11-17 2024-12-03
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 2000-11-17 2024-12-03
Sediment Water-quality 2000-11-17 2012-09-26
n/a Peak Measurements 2019-05-18 2023-02-27
n/a Site Visits 1971-09-02 2024-09-24
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2011-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 05464475 is associated with a Stream in Linn County, Iowa. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, Nitrate plus nitrite, and more are available. Water data back to 1971 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
05464475 n/a
Site name
Morgan Creek near Covington, IA n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 415921.9 n/a
DMS longitude 0914533.9 n/a
Decimal latitude 41.98941597 n/a
Decimal longitude -91.7595985 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from MAP. M
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .1 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS). 1
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
Linn County 113
Country US n/a
Land net location description NWSENES22 T083N R08W 5 n/a
Name of location map Fairfax n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 725.98 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .16 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
07080205
Drainage basin
06 n/a
Topographic setting
Stream channel
C
Flags for instruments at site NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 20001120 n/a
Drainage area
16.7 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 NNNNNNNN 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 461907400 n/a

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