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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 2012-09-10 2012-09-10
Nutrient Water-quality 2012-09-10 2012-09-10
Organics, other Water-quality 2012-09-10 2012-09-10
Physical Water-quality 2012-09-10 2012-09-10
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 05482148 is associated with a Stream in Buena Vista County, Iowa. Water data back to 2012 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
05482148 n/a
Site name
Outlet Creek at 640th Street near Storm Lake, IA n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 423524.7 n/a
DMS longitude 0950534.4 n/a
Decimal latitude 42.59019444 n/a
Decimal longitude -95.0928889 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 10 sec. T
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
Buena Vista County 021
Country US n/a
Land net location description SESESES21 T090N R36W 5 n/a
Name of location map Newell West NW n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface n/a
Method altitude determined n/a
Altitude accuracy n/a
Altitude datum
n/a
Subbasin hydrologic unit
07100006
Drainage basin
08 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 20120901 n/a
Drainage area
37.4 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 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
Project number n/a