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Important Legacy real-time page

USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1940-02-06 2008-06-23
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1940-02-06 1978-02-21
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1940-02-06 2008-06-23
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1976-07-20 1978-02-21
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1940-02-06 1978-02-21
Microbiological Water-quality 2008-06-13 2008-06-16
Nutrient Water-quality 1940-02-06 2008-06-23
Organics, other Water-quality 1960-06-27 2008-06-23
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 2008-06-13 2008-06-23
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1917-03-28 2024-11-26
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1976-07-20 1978-02-21
Sediment Water-quality 1944-05-26 2008-06-23
n/a Peak Measurements 1903-05-31 2023-03-02
n/a Site Visits 1914-09-18 2024-11-04
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 05489500 is associated with a Stream in Wapello County, Iowa. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Temperature are available. Water data back to 1903 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
05489500 n/a
Site name
Des Moines River at Ottumwa, IA n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 410039.05 n/a
DMS longitude 0922440.65 n/a
Decimal latitude 41.0108472 n/a
Decimal longitude -92.4112917 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 5 sec. F
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Iowa 19
State
Iowa 19
County
Wapello County 179
Country US n/a
Land net location description SESENES25 T072N R14W 5 n/a
Name of location map Ottumwa North n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 621.59 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .15 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
07100009
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
Stream channel
C
Flags for instruments at site YNNNYNNNNNYNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 191703 n/a
Drainage area
13374 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation CST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
n/a
Data-other GW files NYNNNNNN n/a
National aquifer n/a
Local aquifer n/a
Local aquifer type
n/a
Well depth n/a
Hole depth
n/a
Source of depth data n/a
Project number 461900100 n/a

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