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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05485640 Fourmile Creek at Des Moines, IA
LOCATION - Lat 41°36'49.7", long 93°32'43.9" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.32, T.79 N., R.23 W., Polk County, IA, Hydrologic Unit 07100008, on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on Easton Boulevard in Des Moines, 4.4 mi downstream from Muchikinock Creek, and 5.2 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 92.7 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY -
WDR IA-75-1: 1974(P).
Revisions: Gage datum was updated to 795.58 ft NAVD88 on January 1, 2023, as determined by a GNSS Level II survey. Gage datum was previously published as 795.87 ft NGVD29 from levels.
WDR IA-75-1: 1974(P).
Revisions: Gage datum was updated to 795.58 ft NAVD88 on January 1, 2023, as determined by a GNSS Level II survey. Gage datum was previously published as 795.87 ft NGVD29 from levels.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Discharge records from October 1971 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 795.58 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
REMARKS - Accuracy of records is discussed in the annual Station Analysis archived at the USGS IA Water Science Center.
