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USGS 05455010 South Branch Ralston Creek at Iowa City, IA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 41°39'05.06",   Longitude 91°30'27.59"   NAD83
Johnson County, Iowa, Hydrologic Unit 07080209
Drainage area: 2.94 square miles
Datum of gage: 677.89 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1986-10-01  2025-11-04  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1963-10-01  1995-09-30  11688 
    Gage height, feet  1996-10-29  2025-11-03  10142 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1963-10-01  1995-09-30 11688 
    Gage height, feet  1996-10-29  2025-07-16 10048 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1963-10  1995-09  
    Gage height, feet  1996-10  2025-07  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1964  1995  
    Gage height, feet  1997  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1962-07-14  2024-06-25  41 
 Field measurements 1963-11-15  2023-07-25  425 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1967-04-27  1995-07-18  171 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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