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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 -> 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
1 376 242 545 1,880 2,120 2,550 3,000 681 353 680 720 548
2 352 233 527 1,820 2,250 2,500 2,890 635 335 727 698 549
3 342 226 525 1,810 2,310 2,430 2,820 588 331 746 673 526
4 341 224 573 1,780 2,240 2,430 2,710 544 337 748 655 509
5 330 225 712 1,740 2,160 2,400 2,600 514 454 852 637 504
6 320 220 720 1,680 2,110 2,300 2,540 497 476 982 623 497
7 323 220 755 1,610 2,080 2,170 2,430 482 449 1,040 605 462
8 319 215 761 1,570 2,090 2,050 2,350 459 416 1,070 582 426
9 297 209 813 1,530 2,090 1,980 2,330 439 392 1,060 559 406
10 270 205 892 1,530 2,120 1,920 2,290 416 370 1,090 551 411
11 255 203 890 1,550 2,130 1,850 2,210 396 356 1,100 525 410
12 247 227 853 1,580 2,160 1,790 2,110 377 367 1,090 517 405
13 260 243 847 1,610 2,240 1,730 1,990 359 387 1,080 510 426
14 272 240 1,050 1,640 2,260 1,680 1,980 346 424 1,050 534 476
15 268 236 1,210 1,630 2,180 1,750 1,870 335 418 1,020 538 547
16 259 238 1,300 1,600 2,090 1,850 1,760 321 452 1,000 528 555
17 250 239 1,290 1,590 2,080 2,050 1,710 326 466 973 531 538
18 234 247 1,260 1,620 2,190 2,140 1,730 381 485 946 547 510
19 231 255 1,240 1,640 2,150 2,240 1,620 432 528 917 576 475
20 238 327 1,320 1,640 2,140 2,280 1,510 475 758 877 583 461
21 252 385 1,360 1,660 2,200 2,430 1,440 532 902 843 582 447
22 264 397 1,420 1,700 2,230 2,640 1,320 581 939 840 596 443
23 272 399 1,570 1,750 2,220 3,300 1,230 542 947 824 589 451
24 266 404 1,730 1,770 2,250 3,480 1,170 497 902 799 569 441
25 252 385 1,820 1,830 2,350 3,400 1,120 465 858 785 575 437
26 242 370 1,840 1,850 2,390 3,310 1,070 441 813 799 558 460
27 238 369 1,820 1,840 2,400 3,310 1,030 433 778 829 535 495
28 240 421 1,830 1,920 2,420 3,250 960 435 747 820 508 549
29 235 1,160 1,870 2,010 2,470 3,180 881 427 724 811 503 487
30 238   1,960 2,030 2,460 3,090 800 392 706 778 528 436
31 237   1,930   2,510   736 365   744   412