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USGS Daily Statistics for Iowa

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USGS 05479000 East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City, IA


Humboldt County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07100003
Latitude  42°43'25", Longitude  94°11'35.7" NAD83
Drainage area 1,308  square miles
Gage datum 1,038.90 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 1940-10-01 -> 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
1 241 137 529 1,740 1,250 1,410 1,540 461 398 432 386 323
2 231 137 543 1,690 1,270 1,380 1,450 424 390 440 389 325
3 221 139 563 1,620 1,290 1,360 1,390 410 370 436 387 316
4 205 142 573 1,610 1,340 1,360 1,310 398 361 438 376 307
5 196 151 592 1,600 1,360 1,390 1,230 387 373 455 370 294
6 190 151 634 1,620 1,350 1,390 1,170 376 370 473 369 280
7 183 144 652 1,630 1,330 1,340 1,130 350 350 478 370 265
8 180 142 659 1,630 1,320 1,370 1,110 335 348 483 363 269
9 168 145 669 1,580 1,320 1,360 1,110 324 362 492 349 265
10 162 161 704 1,490 1,290 1,280 1,110 308 356 499 338 254
11 156 171 737 1,440 1,260 1,250 1,100 303 343 500 332 249
12 145 186 791 1,450 1,250 1,280 1,040 308 323 505 332 246
13 141 193 819 1,460 1,250 1,420 969 308 323 498 333 243
14 135 208 898 1,460 1,260 1,530 922 316 318 479 334 262
15 128 218 981 1,470 1,260 1,530 898 358 302 463 335 278
16 125 217 1,060 1,460 1,270 1,550 851 360 311 444 337 281
17 133 235 1,120 1,440 1,300 1,560 820 358 324 427 338 280
18 132 276 1,160 1,400 1,330 1,620 813 350 329 412 348 279
19 137 317 1,180 1,360 1,270 1,650 818 345 336 404 357 272
20 141 386 1,220 1,360 1,230 1,640 789 362 384 404 358 271
21 144 423 1,210 1,360 1,260 1,720 748 369 445 401 366 263
22 145 451 1,210 1,360 1,370 1,640 714 388 459 400 370 251
23 150 456 1,200 1,360 1,410 1,760 697 381 464 410 369 238
24 146 458 1,180 1,330 1,470 1,860 690 426 465 414 361 223
25 144 447 1,180 1,330 1,440 1,820 676 435 463 410 356 219
26 143 458 1,230 1,320 1,430 1,790 648 404 461 405 354 218
27 138 493 1,330 1,290 1,440 1,760 626 373 461 402 351 222
28 136 510 1,430 1,270 1,450 1,690 608 353 448 399 340 233
29 136 719 1,460 1,250 1,460 1,600 574 359 439 393 330 240
30 135   1,510 1,240 1,470 1,570 530 380 432 389 328 250
31 138   1,650   1,440   502 396   387   250