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WQP Home >  Providers >  NWIS >  USGS-IA >  USGS-06898400

Weldon River near Leon, IA (USGS-06898400) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: NWIS (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This stream site, maintained by the USGS Iowa Water Science Center (identifier USGS-IA), has the name "Weldon River near Leon, IA" and has the identifier USGS-06898400. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10280102. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 104 sq mi.

This site is located in Decatur County County, Iowa at 40.69583760000000 degrees latitude and -93.6354975000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is Unknown Unknown. This site is at an elevation of 906.26 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Unknown." is .01 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-06898400" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1968 - 1973
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1968 - 1973
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1968 - 1973
Nutrient 1968 - 1973
Organics, Other 1972 - 1973
Physical 1968 - 1991
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-IA
OrganizationFormalName USGS Iowa Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-06898400
MonitoringLocationName Weldon River near Leon, IA
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 10280102
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 104
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 40.69583760000000
LongitudeMeasure -93.6354975000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 906.26
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Unknown.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 19
CountyCode 053
ProviderName NWIS