| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | Water-quality | 1983-10-13 | 2001-10-02 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1971-12-15 | 1975-08-19 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1971-10-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| Sediment | Water-quality | 1971-12-15 | 1973-07-24 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1972-06-20 | 2024-05-21 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1971-09-24 | 2024-11-19 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
Monitoring location 05485640 is associated with a Stream in Polk County, Iowa. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1971 are available online.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
|
Site identification number
|
05485640 | n/a |
|
Site name
|
Fourmile Creek at Des Moines, IA | n/a |
|
Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 413649.7 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0933243.9 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 41.61380556 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -93.5455278 | 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 | NWNENES32 T079N R23W 5 | n/a |
| Name of location map | Des Moines SW | n/a |
| Scale of location map | 24000 | n/a |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 795.58 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 | YNNNYNYNNNNNNYNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
|
Date of first construction
|
n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | 197110 | n/a |
|
Drainage area
|
92.7 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 |
