USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05464220 Wolf Creek near Dysart, IA
LOCATION - Lat 42°15'05.5", long 92°17'56" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.24, T.86 N., R.13 W., Tama County, IA, Hydrologic Unit 07080205, on left bank attached to downstream side of bridge on County Highway V37, 5.0 mi north of Dysart, and 12.1 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 299 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - Revisions: Gage datum was updated to 829.38 ft NAVD88 on January 3, 2023, as determined by a GNSS Level II survey. Gage datum was previously published as 835 ft NGVD29 from topographic map.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Discharge records from October 1995 to September 1998, May 2001 to current year.
GAGE - Water stage recorder. Datum of gage is 829.38 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Precipitation records from October 1995 to September 1998.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket rain gage.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1995-1998, 2000-2004, 2011-2012. Period of record includes water-quality data published in USGS annual reports and various project reports.