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USGS 05482300 North Raccoon River near Sac City, IA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 42°21'16.4",   Longitude 94°59'27.7"   NAD83
Sac County, Iowa, Hydrologic Unit 07100006
Drainage area: 700 square miles
Datum of gage: 1,146.13 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1990-10-01  2026-01-23  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2012-03-13  2022-08-03  3470 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1958-06-01  2026-01-19  24704 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, total, short tons per day as nitrogen  2008-03-27  2026-01-22  3591 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2008-03-27  2026-01-22  5733 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2012-03-13  2022-05-03 3468 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1958-06-01  2025-11-24 24649 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, total, short tons per day as nitrogen  2008-03-27  2017-12-30 2506 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2008-03-27  2025-08-12 5570 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2012-03  2022-05  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1958-06  2025-11  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, total, short tons per day as nitrogen  2008-03  2017-12  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2008-03  2025-08  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2012  2022  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1958  2026  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, total, short tons per day as nitrogen  2008  2018  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2008  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1954-06-21  2024-05-05  67 
 Field measurements 1958-06-04  2026-01-13  774 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1969-10-02  2019-09-17  284 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2025  20 
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