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USGS Daily Statistics for Iowa

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USGS 05418400 North Fork Maquoketa River near Fulton, IA


Jackson County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07060006
Latitude  42°09'51.6", Longitude  90°43'45.6" NAD83
Drainage area 505  square miles
Gage datum 678.58 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 1997-10-01 -> 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
1 292 277 423 467 526 597 791 390 357 315 346 315
2 273 281 424 453 513 570 549 369 428 833 342 311
3 276 290 442 488 491 510 577 360 495 832 333 299
4 267 309 418 493 481 977 594 370 462 477 391 295
5 255 319 467 456 467 1,320 513 372 413 436 401 292
6 252 318 438 462 454 1,050 521 412 440 532 362 293
7 286 372 403 472 457 694 523 435 371 419 342 289
8 342 378 605 468 456 723 558 381 372 466 324 282
9 298 371 635 496 462 1,120 556 372 341 455 324 279
10 279 390 1,020 530 463 863 559 546 332 578 340 276
11 271 423 1,140 546 535 692 568 462 342 457 341 276
12 268 369 791 519 510 755 553 432 402 363 330 268
13 257 355 1,040 483 525 1,180 602 457 476 342 319 269
14 262 428 1,320 520 534 908 466 444 375 351 318 376
15 267 441 1,070 481 495 949 458 371 356 368 312 367
16 272 379 674 480 459 767 450 351 353 344 304 309
17 289 335 573 479 582 746 434 360 337 330 299 288
18 298 320 518 654 661 680 414 370 331 428 297 274
19 292 383 541 613 469 769 470 351 348 431 300 268
20 350 695 606 555 450 710 474 372 386 359 299 268
21 302 599 565 515 441 663 489 415 406 337 297 263
22 321 421 509 498 471 612 682 741 367 334 297 264
23 318 413 486 571 643 714 788 812 458 443 300 269
24 350 438 478 502 518 638 1,100 464 418 442 311 270
25 332 516 471 591 557 600 1,010 423 371 384 311 352
26 296 459 490 743 682 635 523 392 356 366 308 346
27 271 630 482 612 641 644 479 447 335 363 335 341
28 264 528 459 557 550 584 648 503 318 345 340 366
29 283 468 447 530 547 576 872 417 321 342 332 348
30 289   430 511 665 696 481 371 309 444 322 322
31 279   437   798   420 345   388   303