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USGS Daily Statistics for Iowa

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USGS 05453000 Big Bear Creek at Ladora, IA


Iowa County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07080208
Latitude  41°44'58", Longitude  92°10'55" NAD27
Drainage area 189  square miles
Gage datum 744.54 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 1945-10-01 -> 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 63 86 142 258 202 243 300 96 118 58 80 77
2 62 72 177 204 193 216 235 76 118 91 107 72
3 59 63 221 176 217 223 188 69 125 74 84 66
4 69 73 255 196 204 193 189 70 138 61 104 64
5 89 79 241 196 202 303 208 107 93 70 85 73
6 156 74 225 173 221 199 186 118 81 69 71 68
7 73 83 170 159 233 200 161 68 72 59 65 63
8 64 89 230 144 203 266 179 73 68 79 67 62
9 57 80 223 149 206 287 229 131 66 157 63 59
10 54 94 295 171 241 317 162 124 68 116 69 56
11 55 93 248 181 223 229 146 85 52 82 67 56
12 89 107 237 176 224 389 142 118 47 74 87 56
13 96 91 327 194 262 376 129 78 75 66 74 70
14 61 83 302 190 253 276 144 137 61 78 67 122
15 69 78 228 187 196 318 115 134 62 74 62 88
16 80 85 203 196 227 243 107 136 54 60 74 74
17 101 96 228 177 246 255 97 72 68 59 76 67
18 69 154 232 261 257 287 193 96 142 93 79 64
19 70 222 348 226 227 289 205 76 82 65 74 63
20 81 222 278 239 193 263 193 99 122 60 74 62
21 70 223 209 215 235 225 186 63 113 62 78 61
22 84 150 251 184 234 268 111 89 78 66 70 62
23 78 136 210 187 207 283 93 59 85 92 68 62
24 76 147 188 222 279 293 83 56 69 85 67 69
25 65 151 167 238 254 253 141 55 101 74 67 79
26 61 173 183 211 262 194 132 96 95 72 71 77
27 74 180 178 227 333 210 105 111 73 65 87 83
28 55 161 190 204 342 183 135 94 64 63 85 85
29 62 145 234 249 295 193 140 98 68 67 76 79
30 73   311 213 265 306 157 116 63 104 72 109
31 73   318   226   110 57   71   74