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USGS 05482440 Purgatory Creek near Lanesboro, IA


Carroll County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07100006
Latitude  42°09'58", Longitude  94°37'45" NAD27
Drainage area 65.0  square miles
Gage datum 1,090 feet above NGVD29
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Meas.
Number
  Date       Time Time
Datum
Measurement
Used?
  Who Measuring
Agency
Stream
flow
(ft3/s)
Gage
Height
(ft)
GH
Change
(ft)
Meas.
Duration
(hr)
Meas.
Rated
  Control Flow
Adjust.
Code
 
Channel
Number
Channel
Name
Meas.
type
 
Stream
flow
method
 
Velocity
method
 
Channel
flow
(ft3/s)
Channel
width
(ft)
Channel
area
(ft2)
Channel
vel.
(ft/s)
Channel
stability
 
Channel
material
 
Channel
evenness
 
Long.
vel.
desc.
 
Horz.
vel.
desc.
 
Vert.
vel.
desc.
 
Channel
loc.
code
 
Channel
loc.
dist.(ft)
151977-07-06 14:20CDTYesFELUSGS0.0014.23 Unspecified NONE
141976-09-15 10:40CDTYesARCUSGS0.0614.32 FairClearNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno0.063.500.290.22UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
131975-11-07 10:50CSTYesARCUSGS0.9514.05 PoorClearNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno0.957.001.420.60UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
121974-09-25 14:00CDTYesDDHUSGS1.1414.12 UnspecifiedClearNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno1.147.501.800.63UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
111971-08-02 09:35CDTYesMSB/CWSUSGS0.4414.44 GoodClearNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno0.443.300.730.60UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
101970-07-14 10:55CDTYesLEBUSGS4.2014.340.000.20GoodClearNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno4.2011.04.171.01UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
91968-03-20 10:30CSTYesCWSUSGS1.9914.810.000.20UnspecifiedClearNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno1.999.002.140.93UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
81966-09-14 09:45CSTYesLEBUSGS0.1014.900.000.20GoodClearNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno0.102.500.460.21UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
71964-10-27 13:50CSTYesCWSUSGS0.50-14.680.000.20FairClearNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno0.508.001.460.34UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
61961-10-18 12:20CSTYesDERUSGS16.214.070.00 GoodClearNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno16.217.011.61.39UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
51960-10-03 09:25CSTYesDERUSGS2.56-14.410.00 FairClearNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno2.5610.52.201.16UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
41959-07-29 10:00CSTYesSJMUSGS1.9314.37 GoodClearNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno1.936.001.570.00UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
31958-10-22 07:45CSTYesSJMUSGS0.6314.09 FairClearNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno0.635.501.000.63UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
21958-04-17 10:15CSTYesDERUSGS12.7-13.69 UnspecifiedClearNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno12.716.010.81.18UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
11957-09-23 15:15CSTYesDERUSGS1.8314.200.000.10UnspecifiedClearNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno1.837.001.401.31UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP