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1 data types available - data from 1952-10-01 to 2026-08-13

2 data types available - data from 1942-05-08 to 2026-06-30

30 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1969-11-06 to 2012-08-20

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1 data types available - data from 1952-10-01 to 2026-08-13

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	05471000	n/a
Location name	South Skunk River below Ioway Creek near Ames, IA	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	42.0082222222222	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-93.5959722222222	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	GNSS2 - Level 1 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 5 sec.	F
District	Iowa	19
State	Iowa	19
County	Story County	169
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	857.86 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.13 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	South Skunk	07080105
Drainage basin	06	n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	556 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	CST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	Y	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