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USGS Daily Statistics for Iowa

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USGS 05480500 Des Moines River at Fort Dodge, IA


Webster County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07100004
Latitude  42°30'30", Longitude  94°12'12" NAD83
Drainage area 4,190  square miles
Gage datum 969.19 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 1913-10-01 -> 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
1 639 442 1,450 4,630 3,800 3,820 4,260 1,510 1,170 1,260 1,060 905
2 613 435 1,500 4,560 3,900 3,720 4,090 1,410 1,110 1,290 1,080 894
3 597 449 1,590 4,450 3,970 3,730 3,880 1,370 1,020 1,300 1,070 885
4 574 458 1,700 4,470 4,080 3,780 3,650 1,290 953 1,320 1,050 861
5 555 459 1,710 4,480 4,110 3,820 3,480 1,240 963 1,330 1,020 834
6 541 457 1,840 4,490 3,980 3,820 3,430 1,280 971 1,350 1,000 803
7 528 448 1,840 4,510 3,870 3,720 3,430 1,220 946 1,330 992 772
8 522 454 1,810 4,480 3,800 3,960 3,370 1,180 933 1,360 982 751
9 500 473 1,740 4,410 3,790 3,860 3,390 1,140 931 1,400 963 729
10 488 507 1,790 4,310 3,730 3,670 3,340 1,100 915 1,460 958 722
11 477 638 1,990 4,290 3,650 3,560 3,300 1,060 907 1,470 979 712
12 456 636 2,140 4,350 3,600 3,620 3,170 1,030 871 1,480 1,010 712
13 458 653 2,320 4,470 3,570 3,740 3,010 1,010 864 1,430 1,010 737
14 446 669 2,480 4,520 3,620 3,980 2,920 1,020 916 1,360 1,000 788
15 423 730 2,680 4,560 3,640 4,090 2,800 1,040 913 1,330 995 813
16 427 839 2,840 4,570 3,620 4,200 2,630 1,060 948 1,280 1,010 814
17 435 955 3,000 4,480 3,610 4,370 2,510 1,040 959 1,260 1,010 804
18 437 977 3,130 4,330 3,630 4,460 2,460 1,030 962 1,230 1,040 788
19 438 1,070 3,370 4,230 3,530 4,530 2,380 1,010 981 1,230 1,050 758
20 447 1,170 3,450 4,260 3,440 4,490 2,310 1,220 1,140 1,210 1,060 742
21 475 1,270 3,410 4,270 3,450 4,510 2,210 1,230 1,270 1,180 1,070 715
22 468 1,320 3,590 4,230 3,580 4,480 2,170 1,360 1,310 1,170 1,080 688
23 469 1,370 3,570 4,160 3,700 4,760 2,170 1,350 1,290 1,180 1,080 664
24 464 1,390 3,580 4,030 3,760 4,820 2,110 1,270 1,290 1,190 1,040 635
25 459 1,370 3,630 4,000 3,780 4,820 2,010 1,220 1,320 1,160 1,020 640
26 443 1,350 3,710 3,910 3,840 4,940 1,920 1,180 1,390 1,130 989 628
27 433 1,460 3,950 3,860 3,920 4,920 1,810 1,140 1,430 1,110 994 642
28 427 1,510 4,220 3,820 3,970 4,710 1,790 1,130 1,360 1,100 977 701
29 430 2,000 4,430 3,740 4,040 4,500 1,740 1,140 1,300 1,080 937 694
30 432   4,480 3,740 4,100 4,410 1,670 1,120 1,270 1,090 919 692
31 438   4,540   3,990   1,620 1,170   1,080   673