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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 2009-08-17 2009-08-17
Information Water-quality 1966-10-19 2009-08-17
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1960-05-31 1967-04-04
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1960-05-31 2009-08-17
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1960-05-31 1967-04-04
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1960-05-31 1967-04-04
Nutrient Water-quality 1960-05-31 2009-08-17
Organics, other Water-quality 1966-10-19 1967-01-13
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1948-06-11 2024-11-21
Sediment Water-quality 1966-10-19 1967-04-04
n/a Peak Measurements 1897-01-01 2023-04-13
n/a Site Visits 1948-06-11 2024-11-05
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 06483500 is associated with a Stream in Sioux County, Iowa. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1897 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
06483500 n/a
Site name
Rock River near Rock Valley, IA n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 431254.3 n/a
DMS longitude 0961742.1 n/a
Decimal latitude 43.2150833 n/a
Decimal longitude -96.2950278 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
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
Sioux County 167
Country US n/a
Land net location description NWNWNWS21 T097N R46W 5 n/a
Name of location map Rock Valley n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 1223.39 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Level or other surveyed method. L
Altitude accuracy .01 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
10170204
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 194806 n/a
Drainage area
1592 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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