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1 data types available - data from 1905-04-23 to 2026-08-23

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192 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1968-11-21 to 2007-04-02

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	05480500	n/a
Location name	Des Moines River at Fort Dodge, IA	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	42.5083333333333	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-94.2033333333333	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from digital map	N
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 5 sec.	F
District	Iowa	19
State	Iowa	19
County	Webster County	187
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	969.19 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Level or other surveyed method.	L
Altitude accuracy	0.07 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Middle Des Moines	07100004
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	4190 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