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USGS 05484000 South Raccoon River at Redfield, IA

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	SITE DESCRIPTION AND MAP LOCATION.--Lat 41°35'22", long 94°09'04" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 SW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.2, T.78 N., R.29 W., Dallas County, IA, Hydrologic Unit 07100007, on right bank 20 ft upstream from bridge on H Avenue, 3.4 mi downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 6, 2.0 mi east of Redfield, 3.4 mi downstream from Middle Raccoon River, 14.3 mi upstream from mouth, and 44.6 mi upstream from mouth of Raccoon River. (map) DRAINAGE AREA.--994 mi2. PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 1940 to current year. REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1438: Drainage area. WSP 1508: 1940. WDR IA-87-1: Datum. GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 888.88 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Prior to June 12, 1946, nonrecording gage, and June 12, 1946, to September 30, 1986, water-stage recorder, both at site 2.4 mi upstream at datum 7.55 ft higher. FUNDING FOR THIS SITE PROVIDED BY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Rock Island District Iowa Department of Transportation RIVER FORECAST INFORMATION: National Weather Service This station managed by the Fort Dodge Field Office.
	Available Parameters Available Period All 2 Available Parameters for this site     00060 Discharge 2007-10-01  2013-05-20 00065 Gage height 2013-01-20  2013-05-20 Output format Graph Graph w/ stats Graph w/o stats Graph w/ (up to 3) parms Table Tab-separated Days  (7)     -- or -- Begin date   End date     Summary of all available data for this site
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
	Most recent instantaneous value: 1,270   05-20-2013  08:15 CDT     Create presentation-quality / stand-alone graph.   Subscribe to WaterAlert       Share this graph |
	Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for May 20 based on 72 years of record more Min (1941) 25th percen- tile Median Mean 75th percen- tile Most Recent Instantaneous Value May 20 Max (1944) 39 300. 490. 1000 1040 1270 11000

Gage height, feet
	Most recent instantaneous value: 4.80   05-20-2013  08:15 CDT     Create presentation-quality / stand-alone graph.   Subscribe to WaterAlert       Share this graph |