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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 -> 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
1 239 136 523 1,730 1,250 1,400 1,540 531 398 428 382 320
2 228 136 537 1,690 1,260 1,370 1,450 490 390 435 385 321
3 219 138 557 1,630 1,290 1,360 1,390 472 370 431 383 313
4 203 141 567 1,620 1,330 1,360 1,320 453 361 433 372 304
5 194 149 586 1,610 1,350 1,390 1,230 436 373 450 366 291
6 188 150 627 1,620 1,340 1,400 1,180 418 370 468 365 277
7 182 143 645 1,630 1,320 1,350 1,140 387 350 473 366 263
8 178 141 652 1,620 1,310 1,380 1,120 367 348 478 360 267
9 166 144 662 1,570 1,310 1,360 1,130 352 362 487 346 263
10 160 160 700 1,490 1,280 1,290 1,120 339 356 494 334 252
11 154 169 739 1,440 1,260 1,250 1,120 351 343 495 328 247
12 144 184 793 1,440 1,240 1,280 1,070 361 323 500 329 243
13 140 191 820 1,450 1,240 1,420 990 364 323 493 330 241
14 134 206 900 1,460 1,250 1,520 941 372 318 474 331 259
15 127 216 985 1,460 1,250 1,530 913 411 302 458 332 275
16 123 215 1,060 1,460 1,260 1,550 863 407 311 439 334 279
17 132 233 1,120 1,430 1,290 1,550 828 399 322 422 334 277
18 131 273 1,160 1,390 1,320 1,630 818 386 326 407 345 277
19 136 314 1,180 1,360 1,260 1,660 836 379 333 400 354 270
20 140 382 1,210 1,350 1,220 1,650 827 397 381 399 355 268
21 143 419 1,200 1,350 1,250 1,730 793 401 440 397 363 261
22 144 446 1,200 1,350 1,360 1,650 756 417 454 396 367 248
23 148 451 1,190 1,350 1,400 1,770 734 410 459 406 367 236
24 144 453 1,170 1,330 1,460 1,870 727 455 460 410 359 220
25 143 442 1,180 1,330 1,440 1,830 713 435 458 406 354 217
26 142 453 1,230 1,320 1,430 1,810 686 404 457 400 352 216
27 137 487 1,330 1,290 1,440 1,780 664 373 456 398 348 220
28 135 504 1,430 1,270 1,450 1,700 647 353 444 395 337 231
29 134 719 1,460 1,250 1,460 1,610 615 359 434 389 327 238
30 134   1,500 1,230 1,460 1,580 579 380 428 385 324 249
31 137   1,640   1,430   565 396   383   249