Raccoon River at Van Meter, IA - 05484500

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Gage height, feet

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3.70 ft

Provisional

Apr 20, 2025

09:00:00 AM CDT

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3.70 ft

Provisional

Apr 20, 2025

09:00:00 AM CDT

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Gage height, feet -- continuous data
Time	Result	Approval
2025-04-20T09:00:00.000-05:00	3.70	Provisional
2025-04-20T08:45:00.000-05:00	3.70	Provisional
2025-04-20T08:30:00.000-05:00	3.70	Provisional
2025-04-20T08:15:00.000-05:00	3.69	Provisional
2025-04-20T08:00:00.000-05:00	3.70	Provisional
2025-04-20T07:45:00.000-05:00	3.69	Provisional
2025-04-20T07:30:00.000-05:00	3.70	Provisional
2025-04-20T07:15:00.000-05:00	3.70	Provisional
2025-04-20T07:00:00.000-05:00	3.70	Provisional
2025-04-20T06:45:00.000-05:00	3.70	Provisional
2025-04-20T06:30:00.000-05:00	3.70	Provisional
2025-04-20T06:15:00.000-05:00	3.70	Provisional
2025-04-20T06:00:00.000-05:00	3.70	Provisional
2025-04-20T05:45:00.000-05:00	3.70	Provisional
2025-04-20T05:30:00.000-05:00	3.70	Provisional
2025-04-20T05:15:00.000-05:00	3.70	Provisional

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2007-10-01 - 2025-04-20

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1986-10-01 - 2025-04-20

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2012-03-02 - 2025-04-20

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2012-03-14 - 2024-06-04

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Location details and information

Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Site identification number	05484500	_n/a
Site name	Raccoon River at Van Meter, IA	_n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
DMS latitude	413202.5	_n/a
DMS longitude	0935659.2	_n/a
Decimal latitude	41.53402778	_n/a
Decimal longitude	-93.9497778	_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	Dallas County	049
Country	US	_n/a
Land net location description	SESWSWS22 T078N R27W 5	_n/a
Name of location map	Waukee	_n/a
Scale of location map	24000	_n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface	836.49 feet	_n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	.43 feet	_n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	North Raccoon	07100006
Drainage basin		_n/a
Topographic setting	Stream channel	C
Flags for instruments at site	YNNNYNYNNNNNNYNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNN	_n/a
Date of first construction		_n/a
Date site established or inventoried	19150424	_n/a
Drainage area	3441 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	YYNNNNNN	_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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