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USGS 05470500 Ioway Creek at Ames, IA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 42°01'21.2",   Longitude 93°37'49.8"   NAD83
Story County, Iowa, Hydrologic Unit 07080105
Drainage area: 204 square miles
Datum of gage: 880.48 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1990-10-01  2026-01-22  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1919-05-24  2026-01-21  25208 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1919-05-24  2025-12-15 25171 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1919-05  2025-12  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1919  2026  
 Peak streamflow 1918-06-04  2025-07-30  70 
 Field measurements 1918-06-04  2025-12-16  763 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1969-11-06  2009-09-21  183 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2025  20 
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OPERATION:
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Email questions about this site to Iowa Water Science Center Water-Data Inquiries