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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1994-05-24 2019-08-06
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1971-08-23 2019-06-12
Organics, PFAS Water-quality 2019-08-06 2019-08-06
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 2012-05-31 2012-05-31
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1969-09-22 2024-12-03
n/a Peak Measurements 2012-05-05 2024-05-23
n/a Site Visits 1957-09-27 2024-11-06
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2009-01-01 2024-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 05480820 is associated with a Stream in Wright County, Iowa. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1957 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
05480820 n/a
Site name
Boone River near Goldfield, IA n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 424327.89 n/a
DMS longitude 0935648.1 n/a
Decimal latitude 42.72441389 n/a
Decimal longitude -93.9466944 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
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
Wright County 197
Country US n/a
Land net location description NENWSWS05 T091N R26W 5 n/a
Name of location map Eagle Grove n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 1067.95 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
07100005
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
Hillside
S
Flags for instruments at site YNNNYNNNNNNNNYNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 19940722 n/a
Drainage area
418 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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