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USGS 05484000 South Raccoon River at Redfield, IA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 41°35'25.5",   Longitude 94°09'04.2"   NAD83
Dallas County, Iowa, Hydrologic Unit 07100007
Drainage area: 994 square miles
Datum of gage: 888.59 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1990-10-01  2025-07-21  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2016-03-01  2024-08-31  2664 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1940-03-04  2025-11-12  31300 
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter as phosphorus  2016-03-03  2024-08-31  843 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detector angles at 90 +-2.5 degrees and 0-45 degrees, ratiometric correction, FBRU  2016-03-02  2024-08-31  858 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, total, short tons per day as nitrogen  2016-03-03  2025-11-12  1684 
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, short tons of phosphorus per day  2016-03-03  2025-11-12  1756 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2016-03-03  2025-11-12  3386 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2016-03-01  2022-02-08 2007 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1940-03-04  2025-08-19 31215 
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter as phosphorus  2016-03-03  2017-11-12 482 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detector angles at 90 +-2.5 degrees and 0-45 degrees, ratiometric correction, FBRU  2016-03-02  2017-11-12 497 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, total, short tons per day as nitrogen  2016-03-03  2017-12-30 591 
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, short tons of phosphorus per day  2016-03-03  2017-12-30 661 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2016-03-03  2025-08-11 3293 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2016-03  2022-02  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1940-03  2025-08  
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter as phosphorus  2016-03  2017-11  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detector angles at 90 +-2.5 degrees and 0-45 degrees, ratiometric correction, FBRU  2016-03  2017-11  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, total, short tons per day as nitrogen  2016-03  2017-12  
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, short tons of phosphorus per day  2016-03  2017-12  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2016-03  2025-08  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2016  2022  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1940  2025  
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter as phosphorus  2016  2018  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detector angles at 90 +-2.5 degrees and 0-45 degrees, ratiometric correction, FBRU  2016  2018  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, total, short tons per day as nitrogen  2016  2018  
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, short tons of phosphorus per day  2016  2018  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2016  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1940-07-31  2024-05-21  85 
 Field measurements 1940-03-04  2025-08-20  1059 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1945-04-25  2019-09-17  208 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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