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USGS Daily Statistics for Iowa

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USGS 05418500 Maquoketa River near Maquoketa, IA


Jackson County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07060006
Latitude  42°05'00.07", Longitude  90°37'58.5" NAD83
Drainage area 1,553  square miles
Gage datum 625.63 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 1913-10-01 -> 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
1 728 700 1,380 1,800 1,320 1,620 1,590 886 915 918 879 771
2 694 693 1,450 1,740 1,360 1,750 1,440 928 937 983 945 788
3 656 685 1,580 1,690 1,360 1,680 1,340 981 899 1,100 1,050 773
4 705 672 1,720 1,750 1,390 1,740 1,290 921 844 1,100 1,010 749
5 754 801 2,040 1,740 1,310 1,990 1,260 921 799 1,000 946 767
6 916 925 1,990 1,550 1,260 1,760 1,490 907 857 1,050 857 756
7 768 958 1,830 1,450 1,410 1,550 1,370 970 808 955 824 731
8 720 964 1,680 1,390 1,480 1,450 1,280 939 900 928 784 714
9 686 964 1,550 1,380 1,440 1,580 1,510 882 1,010 932 799 689
10 643 926 1,720 1,350 1,380 1,620 1,510 943 971 971 878 676
11 620 864 2,160 1,420 1,350 1,520 1,410 899 787 1,020 873 663
12 678 812 2,120 1,370 1,350 1,570 1,270 880 797 857 876 663
13 780 822 2,360 1,330 1,350 2,030 1,300 852 947 804 846 656
14 733 916 2,550 1,400 1,390 2,020 1,210 938 1,030 813 822 721
15 740 935 2,390 1,430 1,340 1,900 1,140 954 1,070 778 791 790
16 709 936 2,280 1,520 1,350 1,860 1,050 862 998 772 845 773
17 719 902 1,950 1,560 1,340 1,860 1,090 869 899 763 898 736
18 704 987 1,690 1,600 1,350 1,740 1,100 889 885 853 863 688
19 725 1,250 1,910 1,550 1,320 1,680 1,290 871 887 858 805 683
20 733 2,010 2,290 1,520 1,300 1,590 1,290 1,040 989 807 789 670
21 767 2,030 2,120 1,530 1,250 1,680 1,120 1,070 1,180 803 805 650
22 822 1,610 1,950 1,520 1,310 1,590 1,170 972 1,130 762 795 633
23 781 1,510 1,860 1,450 1,430 1,740 1,150 1,030 998 815 811 639
24 841 1,580 1,850 1,390 1,430 1,740 1,240 852 1,010 877 810 673
25 837 1,550 1,860 1,370 1,470 1,700 1,250 798 1,080 868 773 707
26 737 1,570 1,890 1,430 1,470 1,720 1,220 866 1,050 818 771 713
27 793 1,590 2,040 1,470 1,420 1,840 1,020 864 979 788 792 716
28 719 1,600 1,760 1,400 1,530 1,510 963 991 978 779 785 762
29 658 1,600 1,630 1,360 1,570 1,390 1,010 996 958 766 764 760
30 653   1,750 1,330 1,570 1,500 967 904 868 835 765 856
31 695   1,750   1,570   904 1,030   878   869