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USGS Daily Statistics for Iowa

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USGS 05452500 Iowa River near Belle Plaine, IA


Iowa County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07080208
Latitude  41°51'32.6", Longitude  92°16'40.5" NAD83
Drainage area 2,455  square miles
Gage datum 749.76 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 1938-10-01 -> 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
1 730 633 2,020 2,640 1,730 2,800 2,520 963 1,140 1,040 891 692
2 691 649 2,000 2,410 1,720 3,370 2,350 906 1,110 1,150 922 724
3 646 649 1,820 2,240 1,830 3,120 2,290 918 1,150 1,150 865 740
4 635 692 1,650 2,180 1,950 3,100 2,300 920 1,430 1,130 848 736
5 721 774 1,710 2,130 1,990 3,560 2,250 897 1,420 1,210 879 720
6 1,220 880 1,990 2,120 2,080 3,360 2,190 845 1,320 1,300 890 710
7 1,030 841 2,300 2,050 2,100 3,060 2,120 728 1,170 1,300 871 692
8 1,110 824 2,240 1,930 2,040 2,700 2,030 685 1,120 1,260 849 667
9 1,070 830 2,180 1,840 1,990 2,530 1,990 718 1,120 1,280 830 642
10 876 871 2,130 1,880 2,100 2,540 1,820 719 1,060 1,340 812 614
11 762 811 2,150 1,930 2,120 2,510 1,760 728 1,040 1,330 774 586
12 707 783 2,100 1,900 2,030 2,610 1,680 730 1,060 1,230 762 566
13 632 763 2,250 1,910 1,920 3,080 1,570 739 1,020 1,180 742 603
14 620 753 2,470 1,910 1,870 3,400 1,570 677 922 1,200 738 766
15 611 749 2,570 1,880 1,810 3,290 1,540 740 811 1,240 712 785
16 664 749 2,870 2,030 1,830 3,370 1,520 811 838 1,190 698 804
17 809 762 2,880 2,020 1,800 3,260 1,350 771 893 1,110 691 932
18 834 740 2,750 1,930 1,800 2,890 1,290 688 840 1,040 751 932
19 819 903 2,970 1,870 2,010 2,960 1,240 661 835 969 714 862
20 846 1,200 3,050 1,870 2,260 3,090 1,140 655 847 913 689 821
21 807 1,350 3,010 1,800 2,810 3,060 1,100 715 826 867 670 799
22 743 1,320 2,960 1,760 3,000 3,170 1,050 765 861 873 658 775
23 721 1,420 2,880 1,750 2,740 3,170 1,040 742 1,080 958 651 761
24 735 1,550 2,740 1,780 2,680 3,250 991 685 995 956 648 780
25 731 1,540 2,540 1,770 2,680 3,110 954 664 923 935 647 766
26 694 1,660 2,450 1,730 2,660 2,890 944 763 940 883 651 804
27 686 1,630 2,530 1,720 2,580 2,920 907 863 963 860 695 823
28 688 1,910 2,500 1,830 2,630 2,750 904 871 961 848 711 840
29 712 2,240 2,600 1,770 2,730 2,640 1,100 899 998 827 703 838
30 671   2,550 1,750 2,680 2,510 1,050 969 1,040 808 681 818
31 581   2,820   2,670   993 1,070   793   778