Upper Mississippi River Basin Experimental Watersheds

Location

42° 1' 47.82" N, 93° 38' 54.3228" W
Brief Site Description: 
Upper Mississippi River Basin Experimental Watersheds- South Fork of Iowa River
Field Site Type: 
US affiliate
Registration: 
Unregistered
Network(s): 
ARS
LTAR
Study Start Date: 
2015
Mean Annual Precipitation: 
750 millimeters / year
Average Annual Temperature: 
13°C
Average Summer Temperature: 
23°C
Average Winter Temperature: 
-8°C
Land Cover: 
Grassland/Herbaceous
Agriculture- Crops
Geology: 
carbonate
other sedimentary
Soil Order: 
Mollisol
Hydrology: Name: 
South Fork of Iowa River
Hydrology: Surface water - Stream Flow Performance: 
Perennial
Hydrology: Groundwater: 
Arrangment of Aquifer Components - Single, dominant unconfined aquifer
Climate: 
Temperate
Sub-Climate: 
Humid
Group visibility: 
Public - accessible to all site users