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USGS Daily Statistics for Iowa

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USGS 05464420 Cedar River at Blairs Ferry Road at Palo, IA


Linn County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07080205
Latitude  42°04'08.99", Longitude  91°47'06.65" NAD83
Drainage area 6,342  square miles
Gage datum 725.47 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 2008-10-01 -> 2024-09-30)

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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 4,280 2,910 5,180 8,280 9,000 14,400 15,000 4,490 5,400 6,320 5,580 3,470
2 4,080 2,850 5,550 8,240 8,870 13,600 13,900 4,350 5,890 6,300 5,340 3,520
3 3,700 2,720 5,930 8,270 9,040 11,700 13,400 4,070 5,990 6,780 5,180 3,560
4 3,420 2,760 6,140 8,160 9,510 10,300 12,700 3,760 5,900 6,530 5,030 3,600
5 3,310 2,780 5,940 7,750 10,000 9,480 11,400 3,590 5,980 6,510 4,830 3,580
6 3,160 2,840 5,410 7,430 10,100 9,160 10,500 3,530 5,790 6,630 4,560 3,420
7 3,130 2,850 5,150 7,310 10,100 9,010 9,930 3,690 5,430 6,490 4,400 3,250
8 3,140 2,790 5,160 7,160 10,400 8,730 9,510 3,760 5,520 6,310 4,250 3,100
9 3,120 2,600 5,550 6,830 10,400 8,430 9,500 3,680 5,740 6,320 4,120 2,990
10 3,050 2,430 7,070 6,570 10,200 8,590 9,140 3,890 5,800 6,830 4,000 2,840
11 2,830 2,430 8,900 6,450 10,200 9,140 8,570 4,020 5,510 6,840 3,890 2,790
12 2,690 2,400 9,710 6,460 9,950 9,700 7,740 4,380 5,230 6,610 3,780 2,760
13 2,590 2,390 10,500 6,630 9,790 10,200 7,280 4,110 5,120 6,510 3,680 2,780
14 2,450 2,410 11,400 7,060 9,760 10,700 6,800 3,840 4,840 6,490 3,600 3,250
15 2,390 2,470 11,600 7,320 9,740 10,600 6,450 3,570 4,440 6,270 3,530 3,550
16 2,480 2,570 12,700 8,100 9,600 10,300 6,390 3,230 4,410 5,710 3,490 3,830
17 2,700 2,730 13,400 8,240 9,360 10,100 6,200 3,060 4,320 5,190 3,540 4,200
18 2,740 2,890 13,300 8,930 8,960 10,200 5,920 2,950 3,970 4,790 3,510 4,390
19 2,660 3,280 12,900 8,850 8,670 10,900 5,800 2,800 3,930 4,480 3,430 4,270
20 2,690 4,030 12,200 8,340 8,770 11,100 5,930 2,760 4,360 4,210 3,340 4,100
21 2,700 4,340 11,300 7,890 9,140 11,500 6,150 2,840 4,870 3,980 3,260 3,770
22 2,790 4,690 10,700 7,860 9,880 12,300 6,110 2,970 5,320 3,860 3,250 3,480
23 2,870 5,010 10,600 8,240 10,500 14,300 5,950 3,060 5,960 4,190 3,240 3,320
24 3,130 5,420 10,600 8,390 11,400 15,600 6,180 3,000 7,080 4,730 3,250 3,250
25 3,570 5,380 10,100 8,380 12,200 16,300 6,450 2,830 8,860 4,890 3,280 3,290
26 3,520 5,160 9,920 8,320 11,800 16,900 6,270 3,060 11,100 4,960 3,290 3,400
27 3,300 4,920 9,750 8,530 11,700 17,500 6,070 3,770 10,900 4,920 3,340 3,510
28 3,070 4,940 9,440 8,860 12,200 17,500 5,960 4,690 9,790 4,830 3,380 3,650
29 2,920 4,410 8,950 8,970 12,900 16,200 5,540 4,370 8,500 4,810 3,430 3,880
30 2,830   8,580 8,990 14,000 15,000 4,910 4,720 7,340 5,330 3,460 4,070
31 2,930   8,360   14,100   4,630 5,010   5,650   4,180