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USGS Daily Statistics for Iowa

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USGS 05412500 Turkey River at Garber, IA


Clayton County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07060004
Latitude  42°44'24", Longitude  91°15'42" NAD27
Drainage area 1,545  square miles
Gage datum 638.88 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 1912-10-01 -> 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
1 535 521 1,140 2,690 1,590 1,690 1,650 992 831 905 698 579
2 514 550 1,080 2,370 1,540 1,800 1,560 1,150 818 913 778 576
3 502 487 1,150 2,280 1,630 1,720 1,280 1,080 728 841 755 558
4 498 501 1,420 2,200 1,660 1,590 1,140 982 748 849 712 556
5 585 554 1,570 2,160 1,600 1,510 1,090 1,010 766 808 690 584
6 663 625 1,820 2,040 1,630 1,360 1,170 945 758 766 684 621
7 609 600 1,710 1,960 1,660 1,310 1,160 834 795 752 660 588
8 527 663 1,610 1,740 1,580 1,430 1,240 855 764 777 626 553
9 494 798 1,390 1,630 1,530 1,570 1,210 797 726 768 616 512
10 473 754 1,600 1,690 1,520 1,810 1,130 800 760 822 648 491
11 450 655 1,840 1,650 1,500 1,660 1,110 798 773 820 692 488
12 467 624 2,010 1,680 1,490 1,600 1,140 713 723 731 769 496
13 475 657 1,970 1,770 1,560 1,980 1,210 787 761 769 749 539
14 458 695 2,280 1,750 1,480 1,860 1,210 791 733 742 681 648
15 467 683 2,370 1,790 1,440 2,090 1,140 734 729 689 633 620
16 513 684 2,390 1,850 1,400 1,870 1,090 764 776 657 643 560
17 531 683 2,310 1,830 1,690 1,660 1,070 787 718 638 631 528
18 587 758 2,150 1,850 1,440 1,650 1,080 931 657 636 623 502
19 528 897 2,470 1,790 1,420 1,590 1,020 904 699 634 638 482
20 523 1,110 2,380 1,800 1,500 1,700 1,020 1,040 929 617 620 462
21 618 1,150 2,160 1,840 1,410 1,750 1,070 1,020 994 612 623 448
22 717 1,360 2,120 1,780 1,470 1,790 1,310 914 941 633 643 447
23 682 1,470 2,190 1,700 1,960 1,600 1,330 885 987 715 632 442
24 697 1,350 2,490 1,640 1,720 1,630 1,190 851 905 706 616 526
25 705 1,170 2,470 1,870 1,590 1,640 1,090 979 822 667 601 549
26 588 1,140 2,540 1,820 1,560 1,590 1,110 1,110 790 634 578 505
27 584 1,160 2,450 1,680 1,520 1,580 1,130 1,070 831 625 570 514
28 560 1,300 2,630 1,590 1,670 1,660 972 956 796 620 585 600
29 527 1,450 2,750 1,620 1,670 1,890 856 889 712 618 574 607
30 524   2,720 1,670 1,920 1,830 836 970 776 644 583 590
31 515   2,630   1,900   937 822   634   573