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USGS Daily Statistics for Iowa

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USGS 05451210 South Fork Iowa River NE of New Providence, IA


Hardin County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07080207
Latitude  42°18'55.1", Longitude  93°09'07.9" NAD83
Drainage area 224  square miles
Gage datum 944.03 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 1995-10-01 -> 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 94 42 153 303 342 438 567 104 104 105 118 83
2 86 39 138 262 341 383 432 81 88 152 98 86
3 75 45 145 247 358 338 328 69 89 167 87 78
4 68 57 125 228 350 320 278 67 78 147 87 73
5 64 56 117 206 352 335 267 64 86 132 90 66
6 60 54 118 208 346 402 257 63 100 139 91 64
7 59 51 125 200 384 346 234 66 114 132 93 62
8 56 48 151 186 398 381 208 61 102 140 86 60
9 48 59 190 203 405 426 226 63 82 186 79 58
10 43 86 242 203 403 380 229 70 67 217 75 57
11 44 92 276 224 355 393 220 106 67 214 73 55
12 42 72 292 253 369 412 215 92 73 171 74 51
13 38 69 361 251 418 379 198 84 61 137 79 67
14 43 76 483 217 396 338 174 78 49 122 94 121
15 42 121 441 215 336 347 142 68 42 141 91 127
16 42 122 374 209 291 380 135 64 47 138 84 121
17 47 136 330 202 289 365 128 61 61 126 93 96
18 51 132 292 204 295 381 149 62 70 120 93 79
19 53 142 261 213 281 436 155 81 69 116 85 67
20 57 148 269 228 294 446 154 135 113 109 77 61
21 71 178 270 243 354 525 137 146 114 109 74 59
22 60 170 271 246 400 590 152 158 116 117 72 63
23 49 149 251 261 397 592 188 146 125 137 71 70
24 44 150 259 258 407 546 190 130 137 128 69 71
25 40 131 257 404 420 475 186 110 145 106 66 71
26 41 112 233 442 532 415 159 89 154 98 66 75
27 39 149 211 424 632 427 136 74 134 92 81 88
28 39 163 202 369 615 455 112 102 107 89 84 105
29 38 153 199 339 577 501 97 206 91 110 79 97
30 37   210 315 590 595 108 173 78 149 78 88
31 40   255   507   119 134   139   81