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USGS Daily Statistics for Iowa

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


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USGS 05476590 Des Moines River at Emmetsburg, IA


Palo Alto County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07100002
Latitude  43°07'35.3", Longitude  94°42'26" NAD83
Drainage area 1,672  square miles
Gage datum 1,196.29 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 2011-10-01 -> 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
1 400 256 583 1,960 2,220 2,690 3,120 681 353 727 770 587
2 376 246 565 1,890 2,350 2,640 3,000 635 335 778 747 589
3 366 239 562 1,860 2,420 2,560 2,930 588 331 798 720 563
4 365 237 614 1,840 2,350 2,520 2,790 544 337 800 699 545
5 353 238 764 1,800 2,270 2,490 2,680 514 454 912 680 540
6 343 233 771 1,730 2,220 2,400 2,600 497 476 1,050 665 531
7 345 232 808 1,670 2,190 2,270 2,500 482 449 1,120 646 492
8 340 227 815 1,630 2,200 2,140 2,420 459 416 1,140 621 453
9 316 221 868 1,590 2,200 2,070 2,410 439 392 1,140 596 431
10 286 217 949 1,590 2,240 2,020 2,370 416 370 1,170 587 437
11 270 216 942 1,610 2,250 1,940 2,300 396 356 1,180 559 436
12 261 242 902 1,640 2,290 1,870 2,190 377 367 1,170 550 431
13 276 259 894 1,680 2,380 1,800 2,070 359 387 1,150 542 453
14 289 257 1,110 1,720 2,400 1,760 1,980 346 424 1,130 567 507
15 285 252 1,290 1,710 2,310 1,830 1,870 335 418 1,100 572 582
16 276 254 1,380 1,670 2,220 1,930 1,760 321 478 1,070 561 591
17 266 255 1,370 1,670 2,210 2,150 1,710 326 493 1,040 564 573
18 248 264 1,340 1,710 2,320 2,250 1,730 381 515 1,010 581 543
19 245 273 1,320 1,720 2,290 2,360 1,620 432 560 983 607 505
20 252 350 1,410 1,720 2,240 2,400 1,510 475 810 940 612 490
21 268 413 1,440 1,740 2,260 2,560 1,440 532 966 904 610 476
22 281 426 1,520 1,790 2,300 2,780 1,320 581 1,010 900 625 473
23 290 427 1,680 1,850 2,310 3,490 1,230 542 1,020 884 619 481
24 283 433 1,850 1,870 2,350 3,680 1,170 497 967 857 599 469
25 268 411 1,940 1,930 2,450 3,610 1,120 465 920 841 606 465
26 257 395 1,960 1,940 2,500 3,520 1,070 441 872 857 590 489
27 253 394 1,950 1,930 2,510 3,490 1,030 433 834 889 565 526
28 255 450 1,950 2,010 2,540 3,420 960 435 801 879 539 584
29 250 1,160 1,990 2,100 2,590 3,350 881 427 777 869 538 516
30 252   2,010 2,110 2,590 3,240 800 392 757 834 565 461
31 252   1,990   2,650   736 365   797   436