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USGS 05451770 Iowa River at County Highway E49 near Tama, IA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 41°57'51.32",   Longitude 92°38'11.58"   NAD83
Tama County, Iowa, Hydrologic Unit 07080208
Drainage area: 1,882 square miles
Datum of gage: 810.47 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2011-06-09  2025-10-28  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2011-06-08  2025-10-27  5256 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2011-06-08  2025-08-26 5194 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2011-06  2025-08  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2011  2025  
 Peak streamflow 2012-05-04  2024-05-24  13 
 Field measurements 2006-04-24  2025-08-27  115 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 2006-04-24  2013-08-20  44 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  17 
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