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USGS Daily Statistics for Iowa

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USGS 05476750 Des Moines River at Humboldt, IA


Humboldt County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07100002
Latitude  42°43'10", Longitude  94°13'13" NAD83
Drainage area 2,256  square miles
Gage datum 1,053.73 feet above NAVD88
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00060, Discharge, cubic feet per second,
Day of
month		 Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s   (Calculation Period 1964-10-01 -> 2024-09-30)

Calculation period restricted by USGS staff due to special conditions at/near site
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 426 274 688 2,520 2,460 2,200 2,480 933 638 848 780 648
2 404 270 715 2,560 2,490 2,160 2,400 871 630 888 779 638
3 389 274 723 2,570 2,520 2,110 2,350 816 587 916 776 616
4 383 280 755 2,610 2,520 2,060 2,250 766 548 917 770 606
5 373 279 793 2,640 2,480 2,080 2,170 740 546 922 758 576
6 364 270 849 2,680 2,440 2,090 2,160 745 578 935 735 554
7 357 261 871 2,730 2,400 2,080 2,090 712 596 947 719 527
8 346 260 897 2,730 2,380 2,140 2,030 694 594 971 704 515
9 334 263 916 2,700 2,380 2,100 1,990 671 562 1,010 690 497
10 323 294 977 2,690 2,350 2,050 2,000 661 531 1,030 691 484
11 315 304 1,050 2,720 2,330 2,030 2,000 650 498 1,040 713 479
12 305 315 1,130 2,830 2,320 2,040 1,960 646 473 1,030 713 480
13 303 320 1,240 2,990 2,370 2,120 1,960 627 488 1,010 714 490
14 297 320 1,340 3,060 2,440 2,200 1,930 627 517 982 700 496
15 276 342 1,450 3,080 2,470 2,300 1,850 626 539 958 704 508
16 268 325 1,590 3,080 2,440 2,400 1,770 615 582 924 715 521
17 268 328 1,670 3,030 2,390 2,480 1,690 630 607 898 717 525
18 270 371 1,720 2,930 2,350 2,560 1,630 644 611 895 739 528
19 270 432 1,800 2,820 2,310 2,560 1,580 652 622 900 746 516
20 274 511 1,920 2,800 2,260 2,480 1,490 677 684 896 750 500
21 276 566 1,930 2,760 2,190 2,450 1,410 709 764 894 759 474
22 282 600 1,920 2,740 2,170 2,490 1,370 774 803 883 767 455
23 283 626 1,930 2,710 2,190 2,580 1,350 791 805 880 766 445
24 277 636 1,950 2,670 2,220 2,640 1,330 774 830 882 747 432
25 270 630 1,990 2,630 2,220 2,660 1,280 757 851 871 708 436
26 262 601 2,030 2,570 2,190 2,690 1,230 731 874 844 690 439
27 258 604 2,090 2,520 2,210 2,690 1,180 712 874 833 672 448
28 257 623 2,170 2,510 2,250 2,670 1,170 690 846 828 657 464
29 259 855 2,260 2,490 2,270 2,600 1,160 690 824 826 642 464
30 262   2,350 2,470 2,300 2,540 1,100 684 819 821 651 468
31 266   2,450   2,250   1,010 656   801   444