Warning: Javascript must be enabled to use all the features on this page!


Page Loading - Please Wait...

Click to hideNews Bulletins
  • Due to a lapse in government funding, the majority of USGS websites will not be updated except to provide important public safety information. Websites displaying real-time water data will be updated with limited support. For more information please see www.doi.gov/shutdown.
  • Explore the NEW USGS National Water Dashboard interactive map to access real-time water data from over 13,500 stations nationwide.

USGS Daily Statistics for Iowa

Click to hide state-specific text

Boating safety tips are available from the U.S. Coast Guard.

NOTE: Station Numbers for Iowa precipitation gages have changed (see list).


The statistics generated from this site are based on approved daily-mean data and may not match those published by the USGS in official publications. The user is responsible for assessment and use of statistics from this site. For more details on why the statistics may not match, click here.

USGS 05463500 Black Hawk Creek at Hudson, IA


Black Hawk County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07080205
Latitude  42°24'27.95", Longitude  92°27'47.69" NAD83
Drainage area 303  square miles
Gage datum 864.96 feet above NAVD88
Output formats
HTML table of all data
Tab-separated data
Reselect output format

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 1952-10-01 -> 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
1 116 100 204 455 339 439 526 140 133 139 146 109
2 105 132 208 361 323 378 366 130 116 183 142 107
3 100 93 229 320 338 330 304 122 117 192 142 100
4 93 78 275 321 319 308 268 118 147 157 134 98
5 89 76 282 336 314 326 268 141 176 132 132 100
6 85 75 302 362 317 313 266 164 144 126 127 104
7 82 86 286 306 341 312 283 157 122 118 121 98
8 82 99 295 270 355 383 357 160 119 122 114 95
9 78 124 329 253 357 451 560 160 130 158 108 92
10 77 133 308 272 346 409 438 153 121 180 111 89
11 88 135 416 262 314 364 375 147 98 173 110 89
12 78 112 494 276 302 414 323 151 97 155 123 91
13 84 104 492 330 319 508 293 128 101 137 133 99
14 84 120 631 308 347 410 288 116 102 126 122 149
15 72 122 654 317 314 367 328 130 97 133 115 185
16 74 122 528 321 287 431 284 131 87 126 112 140
17 98 122 495 327 281 505 248 125 88 115 114 119
18 106 151 421 352 299 455 302 122 88 111 118 105
19 98 232 494 390 314 421 293 107 92 115 115 102
20 111 304 510 369 358 454 249 121 116 112 118 100
21 123 298 461 365 335 459 207 164 139 110 128 96
22 106 251 374 325 374 506 186 202 155 126 127 96
23 88 248 345 299 431 599 194 186 152 157 117 92
24 86 241 358 295 357 470 196 149 142 163 113 97
25 92 202 338 434 348 371 200 142 149 153 108 103
26 84 165 368 408 369 335 187 155 155 134 106 116
27 78 164 460 413 430 354 202 153 129 128 109 121
28 76 196 408 404 411 391 267 125 115 119 113 138
29 76 177 346 397 416 397 200 138 113 116 116 141
30 76   373 347 561 433 162 172 119 132 111 116
31 81   477   481   161 171   141   116