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IAWC310 (ARS-IAWC-IAWC310) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This river/stream site, maintained by the Agricultural Research Service (identifier ARS), has the name "IAWC310" and has the identifier ARS-IAWC-IAWC310. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07080105. This site has a drainage area of 2547 ha.

This site is located in Story County County, Iowa at 41.9546769977 degrees latitude and -93.639683435 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "ARS-IAWC-IAWC310" 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*
Nutrient 1991 - 2015
Organics, Pesticide 1991 - 2008
Sediment 2013 - 2015
*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 ARS
OrganizationFormalName Agricultural Research Service
MonitoringLocationIdentifier ARS-IAWC-IAWC310
MonitoringLocationName IAWC310
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Black's gage station, in Walnut Creek is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of Kelley, Iowa and 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Ames, Iowa. Located above and below the major tributary of Walnut Creek. Low-flow control of discharge is provided by a non-constristive weir approximately 20 feet (6 m) downstream from the gage, while high-flow control is provided by a culvert. Water samples from this site are tested for Acetochlor, Alachlor, Atrazine, Metolachlor, Simazine, nitrate, nitrite, and total phosphorus.
HUCEightDigitCode 07080105
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 2547
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ha
LatitudeMeasure 41.9546769977
LongitudeMeasure -93.639683435
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 19
CountyCode 169
ProviderName STEWARDS