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USGS 05420500 Mississippi River at Clinton, IA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 41°46'50",   Longitude 90°15'07"   NAD27
Clinton County, Iowa, Hydrologic Unit 07080101
Drainage area: 85,600 square miles
Datum of gage: 562.54 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1990-10-01  2026-01-18  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- sediment station  1975-07-01  1997-09-28  6971 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2012-07-26  2026-01-18  4465 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- YSI EXO2  2015-03-17  2021-07-08  2173 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1873-06-02  2026-01-17  55671 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius -- sediment station  1975-07-01  1981-09-15  1490 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius -- YSI EXO2  2015-03-17  2021-08-01  2127 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- YSI EXO2  2015-03-17  2021-08-01  2163 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, percent of saturation -- YSI EXO2  2015-03-17  2021-08-01  2132 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units -- YSI EXO2  2015-03-17  2021-08-01  2094 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- YSI EXO2  2015-03-17  2021-08-01  2081 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter -- sediment station  1994-10-01  1997-09-29  1095 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day -- sediment station  1994-10-01  1997-09-29  1095 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, laboratory, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius -- sediment station  1994-10-26  1997-09-28  456 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2015-03-27  2016-07-16  374 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen -- nitratax  2017-03-08  2021-08-01  1411 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- sediment station  1977-10-01  1978-09-30 365 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2012-07-26  2025-09-14 4339 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- YSI EXO2  2015-03-17  2021-07-08 2173 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1873-06-02  2024-09-30 55210 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius -- YSI EXO2  2015-03-17  2021-07-31 2126 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- YSI EXO2  2015-03-17  2021-07-31 2162 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, percent of saturation -- YSI EXO2  2015-03-17  2021-07-31 2131 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- YSI EXO2  2015-03-17  2021-07-31 2080 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter -- sediment station  1994-10-01  1997-09-29 1095 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day -- sediment station  1994-10-01  1997-09-29 1095 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2015-03-27  2016-07-16 374 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen -- nitratax  2017-03-08  2021-07-31 1410 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- sediment station  1977-10  1978-09  
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2012-07  2025-09  
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- YSI EXO2  2015-03  2021-07  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1873-06  2024-09  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius -- YSI EXO2  2015-03  2021-07  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- YSI EXO2  2015-03  2021-07  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, percent of saturation -- YSI EXO2  2015-03  2021-07  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- YSI EXO2  2015-03  2021-07  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter -- sediment station  1994-10  1997-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day -- sediment station  1994-10  1997-09  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2015-03  2016-07  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen -- nitratax  2017-03  2021-07  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- sediment station  1978  1978  
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2012  2025  
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- YSI EXO2  2015  2021  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1873  2024  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius -- YSI EXO2  2015  2021  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- YSI EXO2  2015  2021  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, percent of saturation -- YSI EXO2  2015  2021  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- YSI EXO2  2015  2021  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter -- sediment station  1995  1997  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day -- sediment station  1995  1997  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2015  2016  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen -- nitratax  2017  2021  
 Peak streamflow 1874-05-17  2024-07-08  151 
 Field measurements 1938-09-28  2025-09-15  981 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1953-01-29  2024-03-04  740 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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