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Map of the Des Moines River Network Monitoring Stations
Description of sampling stations
Station Location Importance
0 a Des Moines River, State Route Upstream of maximum
175 bridge near Stratford, Saylorville Reservoir flood
Webster County, 276.7 mi from pool
upstream mouth
1 Des Moines River, near Boone Upstream of Saylorville
Water Plant, County Road E-26 Reservoir conservation pool
bridge, just above low-head
dam, Boone County, 258.8 mi
upstream from mouth
4S b Saylorville Reservoir, 0.15 Saylorville Reservoir
4M c mi upstream from the dam, conservation pool
4B d 213.9 mi upstream from mouth
5 Des Moines River, 66th Street Downstream from Saylorville
bridge at the Sycamore Reservoir, upstream of the
Recreation Area and near the city of Des Moines
town of Saylorville, 2.3 mi
downstream from Saylorville
Dam, 211.4 mi upstream from
mouth
10 Raccoon River, County Road Upstream of the city of Des
R-16 bridge at the town of Moines and the confluence
Van Meter, Dallas County, 1.1 with the Des Moines River
mi downstream from confluence
of North and South Raccoon
Rivers, 29.0 mi upstream from
mouth
6 Des Moines River, State Route 5-1/2 mi downstream from the
46 bridge near Iowa Power and confluence of the Raccoon
Light Company, Des Moines, River and 2-1/2 mi downstream
Polk County from the Des Moines Water
Pollution Control Plant
7 Des Moines River, County Road Upstream of the conservation
S35 south of Runnells, Warren pool of Red Rock Reservoir
County, 37.2 mi upstream from but in the flood pool area
Red Rock Dam, 179.5 mi and downstream from the
upstream from mouth confluences of the North,
Middle, and South rivers
8S b Red Rock Reservoir, 0.15 mi Red Rock Reservoir
8M c upstream of the Red Rock Dam conservation pool just
8B d over the thalweg, 143.1 mi upstream of the dam
upstream from the mouth
9 Des Moines River, 0.7 mi Downstream from Red Rock Dam
downstream from Red Rock Dam,
Marion County, Howell Station
Landing recreation area,
second jutty on northeast
bank, 142.2 mi upstream from
mouth
a Alternative upstream station, sampled whenever Saylorville
Lake elevation exceeds 870 ft NGVD.
b S: surface sample.
c M: mid-depth sample.
d B: bottom sample.
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