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USGS 05482500 North Raccoon River near Jefferson, IA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 41°59'16.3",   Longitude 94°22'37.5"   NAD83
Greene County, Iowa, Hydrologic Unit 07100006
Drainage area: 1,619 square miles
Datum of gage: 967.01 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1990-10-01  2026-01-21  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2012-03-13  2022-08-02  3314 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1940-03-01  2026-01-20  31372 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, total, short tons per day as nitrogen  2008-04-03  2026-01-21  3370 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2008-04-03  2026-01-21  5086 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2012-03-13  2022-05-03 3312 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1940-03-01  2025-09-09 31239 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, total, short tons per day as nitrogen  2008-04-03  2017-12-30 2288 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2008-04-03  2025-11-18 5022 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2012-03  2022-05  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1940-03  2025-09  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, total, short tons per day as nitrogen  2008-04  2017-12  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2008-04  2025-11  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2012  2022  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1940  2025  
    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  2026  
 Peak streamflow 1940-08-28  2024-05-09  85 
 Field measurements 1934-08-19  2025-12-15  1045 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1968-10-03  2019-09-17  258 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2025  20 
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