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Bennett Creek near Tama, IA (MESKWAKI_DNR-05451773) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This river/stream site, maintained by the Meskwaki Department of Natural Resources (Tribal) (identifier MESKWAKI_DNR), has the name "Bennett Creek near Tama, IA" and has the identifier MESKWAKI_DNR-05451773. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07080208.

This site is located in Tama County County, Iowa at 41.9528000000 degrees latitude and -92.6494000000 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. 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 "MESKWAKI_DNR-05451773" 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, Minor, Metals 2014 - 2020
Microbiological 2014 - 2020
Nutrient 2014 - 2020
Organics, Pesticide 2014 - 2020
Physical 2014 - 2020
*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 MESKWAKI_DNR
OrganizationFormalName Meskwaki Department of Natural Resources (Tribal)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MESKWAKI_DNR-05451773
MonitoringLocationName Bennett Creek near Tama, IA
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 07080208
LatitudeMeasure 41.9528000000
LongitudeMeasure -92.6494000000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Carrier Phase Static Relative Position
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 19
CountyCode 171
ProviderName STORET