LOCATION.--Lat 42°09'51.6", long 90°43'45.6"
referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SW 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4
sec.16, T.85 N., R.2 E., Jackson County, IA, Hydrologic Unit
07060006, on right bank downstream from County Highway E17, 7.0 mi
northeast of Maquoketa, 0.25 mi upstream from Prairie Creek, 12.4 mi
upstream from mouth, and 42.4 mi upstream from mouth of Maquoketa
River. (map)
DRAINAGE AREA.--505 mi2.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Discharge records from April 1998 to current
year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 679.00 ft above
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 2012.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD.--
NITRATE + NITRITE: May 2012 to current year, records
fragmentary.
TURBIDITY: May 2012 to current year, records fragmentary.
WATER TEMPERATURE: May 2012 to current year.