USGS 05464420 Cedar River at Blairs Ferry Road at Palo, IA

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Available Parameters Available Period
  
2018-08-03  2025-06-18
2012-10-13  2018-08-03
2009-03-26  2025-06-18
2009-03-26  2025-06-18
2018-08-03  2025-06-18
2018-08-03  2025-06-18
2022-06-21  2025-06-18
2022-06-17  2025-06-18
2018-08-03  2025-06-18
2012-10-14  2025-06-18







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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
 
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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius, YSI EXO3
Most recent instantaneous value: 23.5 06-18-2025   15:15 CDT
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 9030 06-18-2025   15:15 CDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Jun 18 based on 16 water years of record more
Min
(2012)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Jun 18		 Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2013)
1960 5570 8840 9030 10200 14600 29100

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 7.10 06-18-2025   15:15 CDT
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius, YSI EXO3
Most recent instantaneous value: 539 06-18-2025   15:15 CDT
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter, YSI EXO3
Most recent instantaneous value: 7.5 06-18-2025   15:15 CDT
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pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units
Most recent instantaneous value: 8.1 06-18-2025   15:15 CDT
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Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter as phosphorus
Most recent instantaneous value: 0.426 06-18-2025   15:15 CDT
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU), YSI EXO3
Most recent instantaneous value: 120 06-18-2025   15:15 CDT
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Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen
Most recent instantaneous value: 14.2 06-18-2025   15:15 CDT
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