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

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Available Parameters Available Period
  
2018-08-03  2026-03-07
2012-10-13  2018-08-03
2009-03-26  2026-03-07
2009-03-26  2026-03-07
2018-08-03  2026-03-07
2018-08-03  2026-03-07
2022-03-16  2026-03-07
2023-03-07  2026-03-07
2018-08-03  2026-03-07
2012-10-14  2026-03-07







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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
 
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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius, YSI EXO3
Most recent instantaneous value: 7.3 03-07-2026   17:15 CST
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 4840 03-07-2026   17:15 CST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Mar 7 based on 16 water years of record more
Min
(2014)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Mar 7		 Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2023)
463 1310 3860 4840 5010 8050 14000

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 4.96 03-07-2026   17:15 CST
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius, YSI EXO3
 
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter, YSI EXO3
 
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pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units
 
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Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter as phosphorus
Most recent instantaneous value: 0.235 03-07-2026   17:15 CST
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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: 36.4 03-07-2026   17:15 CST
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Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen
Most recent instantaneous value: 6.64 03-07-2026   17:15 CST
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