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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1976-04-26 1996-07-26
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1995-05-18 1995-08-02
Nutrient Water-quality 1995-05-18 1995-08-02
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1995-05-18 1995-08-02
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1976-04-26 2024-11-21
Sediment Water-quality 1976-04-26 1976-04-26
n/a Peak Measurements 2022-05-05 2023-03-06
n/a Site Visits 1994-07-06 2024-10-15
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2021-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 05465100 is associated with a Stream in Louisa County, Iowa. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1976 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
05465100 n/a
Site name
Iowa River at Columbus Junction, IA n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 411642 n/a
DMS longitude 0912048 n/a
Decimal latitude 41.27835889 n/a
Decimal longitude -91.3468216 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from MAP. M
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 5 sec. F
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
Louisa County 115
Country US n/a
Land net location description SESWSWS20 T075N R04W 5 n/a
Name of location map COLUMBUS JUNCTION n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 557.82 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .09 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
07080209
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
Flood plain
G
Flags for instruments at site NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 19940722 n/a
Drainage area
12261.00 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 461900100 n/a