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2 data types available - data from 1917-03-28 to 2026-07-29

3 data types available - data from 1914-09-18 to 2026-07-06

162 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1940-02-06 to 2008-06-23

266 Sampling activities

2 data types available - data from 1917-03-28 to 2026-07-29

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	05489500	n/a
Location name	Des Moines River at Ottumwa, IA	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	41.0108472222222	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-92.4112916666667	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from digital map	N
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 5 sec.	F
District	Iowa	19
State	Iowa	19
County	Wapello County	179
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	621.59 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.15 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Lower Des Moines	07100009
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	13374 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	CST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	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