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USGS Daily Statistics for Iowa

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NOTE: Station Numbers for Iowa precipitation gages have changed (see list).


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USGS 05412020 Turkey River above French Hollow Cr at Elkader, IA


Clayton County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07060004
Latitude  42°50'36.6", Longitude  91°24'04.1" NAD27
Drainage area 903  square miles
Gage datum 694.65 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 2000-10-01 -> 2025-09-30)

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
1 465 329 798 1,430 1,270 1,510 1,560 642 736 691 588 473
2 450 320 730 1,460 1,280 1,390 1,390 600 742 805 559 470
3 451 345 661 1,350 1,330 1,310 1,350 573 833 842 526 463
4 458 460 627 1,300 1,520 1,290 1,240 551 894 879 535 457
5 457 440 753 1,230 1,760 1,320 1,210 560 1,010 803 561 440
6 457 419 839 1,130 1,570 1,340 1,620 574 960 746 575 427
7 475 446 856 1,060 1,410 1,290 1,650 571 863 766 559 401
8 454 352 896 991 1,290 1,600 1,360 583 771 832 533 390
9 431 338 938 979 1,280 1,980 1,200 595 760 998 511 388
10 407 388 1,300 1,010 1,420 3,120 1,180 588 941 1,080 493 389
11 390 428 1,540 1,150 1,430 2,270 1,190 573 1,070 1,000 500 374
12 385 401 1,420 1,200 1,390 1,680 1,230 543 824 861 509 364
13 369 398 1,490 1,190 1,480 1,790 1,100 552 745 740 521 431
14 361 458 2,180 1,200 1,470 1,600 965 547 695 716 499 621
15 344 586 2,070 1,320 1,520 1,480 932 522 633 682 481 572
16 327 542 1,740 1,420 1,470 1,330 860 492 778 639 473 526
17 331 477 1,450 1,330 1,330 1,350 816 474 728 617 459 480
18 323 462 1,350 1,340 1,220 1,390 840 476 639 611 447 439
19 304 488 1,370 1,400 1,260 1,630 885 517 723 602 432 405
20 288 622 1,470 1,480 1,350 1,950 845 678 1,070 586 423 397
21 423 686 1,540 1,490 1,360 1,740 840 710 1,060 583 424 396
22 554 720 1,600 1,510 2,030 1,840 1,040 677 1,280 635 423 398
23 567 685 1,670 1,440 2,620 2,050 961 692 1,520 687 434 392
24 474 637 1,480 1,370 2,160 1,940 1,110 853 1,370 713 437 412
25 431 575 1,290 1,850 1,690 1,840 1,130 1,100 964 678 433 427
26 399 543 1,240 1,870 1,600 1,630 919 1,540 790 694 425 437
27 375 793 1,230 1,720 1,630 1,510 800 975 726 750 443 484
28 356 886 1,360 1,470 1,590 1,610 758 963 693 710 467 595
29 349 640 1,300 1,330 1,670 1,890 718 1,300 639 649 481 599
30 336   1,260 1,270 2,100 1,750 727 1,770 591 638 484 521
31 331   1,290   1,920   705 889   602   488