| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | Water-quality | 1983-10-13 | 2012-08-21 |
| Inorganics, Major, Metals | Water-quality | 1944-10-01 | 1945-09-21 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1944-10-01 | 2010-08-03 |
| Inorganics, Minor, metals | Water-quality | 1944-10-01 | 1945-09-21 |
| Nutrient | Water-quality | 1944-10-01 | 2012-08-21 |
| Organics, other | Water-quality | 2008-06-13 | 2010-08-03 |
| Organics, pesticide | Water-quality | 2008-06-13 | 2008-06-13 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1940-04-01 | 2024-12-22 |
| Sediment | Daily Values, Water-quality | 1944-06-17 | 2010-08-03 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1903-05-31 | 2024-05-22 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1938-09-17 | 2024-10-15 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
Monitoring location 05485500 is associated with a Stream in Polk County, Iowa. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1903 are available online.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
|
Site identification number
|
05485500 | n/a |
|
Site name
|
Des Moines River blw Raccoon Riv at Des Moines, IA | n/a |
|
Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 413442.9 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0933620.2 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 41.5785833 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -93.6056111 | 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
|
Polk County | 153 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | SWSWNES10 T078N R24W 5 | n/a |
| Name of location map | Des Moines SE | n/a |
| Scale of location map | 24000 | n/a |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 762.32 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System | X |
| Altitude accuracy | .13 feet | n/a |
|
Altitude datum
|
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 | NAVD88 |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
07100008 | |
|
Drainage basin
|
n/a | |
|
Topographic setting
|
Stream channel
|
C |
| Flags for instruments at site | YNNNYNNNNNNNNYNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
|
Date of first construction
|
n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | 194004 | n/a |
|
Drainage area
|
9879 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 |
