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Water-Year Summary for Site 05489490

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
05489490 Bear Creek at Ottumwa, IA
LOCATION - Lat 41°00'52", long 92°27'44" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.27, T.72 N., R.14 W., Wapello County, IA, Hydrologic Unit 07100009, at bridge on U.S. Highway 34, near west edge of Ottumwa.
DRAINAGE AREA - 22.9 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
Annual maximum discharge, water years 1965 to 2022.
Stage-only records (no winter records) and annual maximum discharge, water years 2023 to current.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 4,030 ft³/s, July 3, 1982, gage height, 93.91 ft.