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USGS Daily Statistics for Iowa

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USGS 05471500 South Skunk River near Oskaloosa, IA


Mahaska County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07080105
Latitude  41°21'20.53", Longitude  92°39'26.48" NAD83
Drainage area 1,635  square miles
Gage datum 685.08 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
1 565 475 1,150 1,800 1,840 2,210 2,260 984 690 616 672 570
2 553 543 1,140 1,790 1,860 2,130 2,170 889 745 653 742 564
3 526 593 1,240 1,770 1,840 1,990 2,140 834 722 653 681 539
4 496 634 1,300 1,740 1,740 1,870 1,990 789 684 613 685 530
5 501 638 1,330 1,660 1,730 1,900 2,000 754 653 605 654 537
6 509 593 1,310 1,570 1,700 1,910 2,010 807 637 603 593 540
7 502 585 1,290 1,510 1,740 1,920 1,920 719 628 549 584 526
8 519 583 1,420 1,440 1,840 1,970 1,820 666 638 544 590 507
9 540 589 1,500 1,370 1,890 2,080 1,680 692 624 638 580 487
10 516 580 1,570 1,430 1,990 2,160 1,610 767 668 633 577 484
11 477 606 1,590 1,460 2,010 2,150 1,490 856 597 667 558 483
12 471 568 1,650 1,460 1,880 2,180 1,580 900 526 729 587 487
13 513 546 1,830 1,510 1,910 2,320 1,590 927 602 760 588 488
14 507 578 1,940 1,510 1,960 2,490 1,540 998 560 786 573 535
15 477 593 1,950 1,500 1,910 2,830 1,500 962 525 790 553 555
16 487 631 1,940 1,550 1,860 2,980 1,430 886 484 740 560 576
17 516 691 1,940 1,560 1,940 2,840 1,380 852 479 708 575 589
18 519 837 1,910 1,670 1,850 2,720 1,370 811 496 683 586 586
19 513 1,090 2,010 1,750 1,800 2,680 1,400 789 531 632 573 581
20 549 1,240 2,120 1,770 1,880 2,740 1,440 767 567 620 594 554
21 590 1,270 2,110 1,740 1,960 2,760 1,450 767 679 592 590 507
22 622 1,280 2,070 1,660 2,020 2,630 1,380 760 692 603 570 482
23 615 1,340 1,910 1,630 2,050 2,600 1,220 757 654 693 561 477
24 581 1,300 1,690 1,630 2,120 2,570 1,150 755 631 719 547 482
25 565 1,270 1,640 1,730 2,230 2,470 1,110 687 640 711 534 507
26 547 1,190 1,630 1,730 2,340 2,370 1,110 665 676 657 535 529
27 530 1,120 1,590 1,820 2,410 2,370 1,110 783 688 604 553 542
28 494 1,120 1,590 1,830 2,440 2,420 1,040 805 640 565 581 606
29 470 1,180 1,590 1,850 2,460 2,310 1,040 709 627 546 595 637
30 457   1,630 1,850 2,390 2,220 1,020 720 622 590 590 647
31 457   1,730   2,270   1,060 713   614   598