USGS Water-Year Summary 2025
05451210 South Fork Iowa River Northeast of New Providence, IA
LOCATION - Lat 42°18'55.1", long 93°09'07.9" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.26, T.87 N., R.20 W., Hardin County, IA, Hydrologic Unit 07080207, on left bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on R Avenue, 2.0 mi northeast of New Providence, and 4.0 mi upstream from confluence with the Iowa River.
DRAINAGE AREA - 224 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR US-2007: Location, Datum. WDR US-2010: Datum.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Discharge records from October 1995 to current year.
GAGE -
Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 944.03 ft above NAVD of 1988.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1995 to September 2008.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping bucket rain gage.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1996-2013.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: October 2005 to September 2008, April 2010 to November 2011, records fragmentary.
WATER TEMPERATURE: October 2005 to September 2008, April 2010 to November 2011, records fragmentary.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: October 2005 to September 2008, April 2010 to November 2011, records fragmentary.
pH: October 2005 to September 2008, April 2010 to November 2011, records fragmentary.
TURBIDITY: April 2010 to November 2011, records fragmentary.
NITRATE PLUS NITRITE: July 2010 to November 2011, records fragmentary.