Missouri River at Sioux City, IA - 06486000

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Gage height, feet

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11.24 ft

Provisional

Apr 20, 2025

12:00:00 PM CDT

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11.24 ft

Provisional

Apr 20, 2025

12:00:00 PM CDT

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Gage height, feet -- continuous data
Time	Result	Approval
2025-04-20T12:00:00.000-05:00	11.24	Provisional
2025-04-20T11:45:00.000-05:00	11.23	Provisional
2025-04-20T11:30:00.000-05:00	11.24	Provisional
2025-04-20T11:15:00.000-05:00	11.24	Provisional
2025-04-20T11:00:00.000-05:00	11.23	Provisional
2025-04-20T10:45:00.000-05:00	11.21	Provisional
2025-04-20T10:30:00.000-05:00	11.21	Provisional
2025-04-20T10:15:00.000-05:00	11.21	Provisional
2025-04-20T10:00:00.000-05:00	11.21	Provisional
2025-04-20T09:45:00.000-05:00	11.23	Provisional
2025-04-20T09:30:00.000-05:00	11.21	Provisional
2025-04-20T09:15:00.000-05:00	11.21	Provisional
2025-04-20T09:00:00.000-05:00	11.22	Provisional
2025-04-20T08:45:00.000-05:00	11.20	Provisional
2025-04-20T08:30:00.000-05:00	11.21	Provisional
2025-04-20T08:15:00.000-05:00	11.20	Provisional

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2007-10-01 - 2025-04-20

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1991-02-22 - 2025-04-20

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2011-10-06 - 2025-04-20

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7 data types available - data from 1928-10-01 to 2025-04-20

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Location details and information

Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Site identification number	06486000	_n/a
Site name	Missouri River at Sioux City, IA	_n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
DMS latitude	422910.3	_n/a
DMS longitude	0962447.1	_n/a
Decimal latitude	42.48619444	_n/a
Decimal longitude	-96.4130833	_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	Nebraska	31
County	Dakota County	043
Country	US	_n/a
Land net location description	NWSE S16 T029N R09E 6	_n/a
Name of location map	Sioux City South	_n/a
Scale of location map	24000	_n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface	1057.42 feet	_n/a
Method altitude determined	Reported method of determination.	R
Altitude accuracy	.16 feet	_n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Blackbird-Soldier	10230001
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	18780902	_n/a
Drainage area	314600 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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