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USGS 05484000 South Raccoon River at Redfield, IA

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NOTE: Due to loss of funding, collection of continuous water temperature data will be discontinued at this location on June 25, 2022. For more information, please contact CMWSC Data Chief, Jon Lageman (815-752-2035, jlageman@usgs.gov).

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This station managed by the Fort Dodge Field Office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
2016-03-01  2024-09-03
1990-10-01  2025-09-30
2007-10-01  2025-09-30
2016-03-03  2025-07-21
2016-03-03  2025-07-21
2016-03-03  2025-09-30







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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
 
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 284 09-30-2025   22:45 CDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Oct 1 based on 85 water years of record more
Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Oct 1		 Min
(1941)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median 75th
percen-
tile		 Mean Max
(2015)
-- unavailable -- 25.0 68 127 288 384 7930

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 2.80 09-30-2025   22:45 CDT
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Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter as phosphorus
 
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detector angles at 90 +-2.5 degrees and 0-45 degrees, ratiometric correction, FBRU
 
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Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen
Most recent instantaneous value: 6.6 09-30-2025   22:45 CDT
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