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DESCRIPTION:

Latitude 41°31'41.2",   Longitude 93°46'54.7"   NAD83

Polk County, Iowa, Hydrologic Unit 07100006

Drainage area: 3,500 square miles

Datum of gage: 782.69 feet above   NAVD88.

AVAILABLE DATA:

Data Type	Begin Date	End Date	Count
Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)	2007-10-01	2026-01-19
Daily Data
Gage height, feet	2000-07-19	2026-01-18	9261
Daily Statistics
Gage height, feet	2000-07-19	2025-11-13	9198
Monthly Statistics
Gage height, feet	2000-07	2025-11
Annual Statistics
Gage height, feet	2000	2026
Peak streamflow	2006-05-03	2006-05-03	1
Field measurements	2000-05-01	2025-09-10	68
Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP)	2000-05-01	2002-01-22	13
Water-Year Summary	2006	2025	20
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