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USGS Daily Statistics for Iowa

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USGS 05483450 Middle Raccoon River near Bayard, IA


Guthrie County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07100007
Latitude  41°46'44.7", Longitude  94°29'34.8" NAD83
Drainage area 375  square miles
Gage datum 1,039.71 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 1979-10-01 -> 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
1 137 108 212 304 476 446 587 187 204 168 142 124
2 129 110 208 270 451 387 455 196 161 200 147 127
3 135 105 185 262 473 371 417 186 138 180 144 120
4 124 99 188 271 473 354 364 176 123 173 139 118
5 120 96 201 268 475 377 335 248 129 172 132 118
6 113 96 203 289 494 377 351 237 128 175 129 117
7 108 96 227 296 532 356 365 210 264 160 125 115
8 107 103 254 304 459 413 347 185 237 165 122 115
9 104 113 283 323 465 486 715 182 166 192 119 113
10 99 120 293 297 481 448 648 186 156 217 127 112
11 100 108 303 288 508 503 528 195 150 223 123 110
12 96 105 362 303 498 655 458 208 148 237 129 109
13 95 114 414 311 482 603 411 224 131 188 134 136
14 94 128 508 335 416 650 329 242 118 173 130 200
15 89 153 528 351 389 939 273 160 122 173 129 243
16 92 198 466 349 397 860 248 139 152 171 128 180
17 96 203 384 305 403 720 276 135 176 154 137 158
18 97 247 356 297 384 658 359 131 159 145 150 140
19 97 285 347 298 432 599 286 173 141 141 148 128
20 100 307 326 306 443 598 303 167 136 137 143 125
21 109 297 275 324 463 617 249 189 139 132 135 128
22 109 300 247 360 461 599 225 151 133 135 132 126
23 99 271 250 349 527 540 205 163 131 174 132 125
24 94 207 279 314 554 466 184 146 132 179 130 124
25 90 176 276 387 619 554 235 151 147 165 127 121
26 89 169 265 423 565 551 240 184 161 154 125 134
27 87 221 269 421 605 565 218 170 141 144 129 167
28 85 221 257 396 658 571 304 155 126 139 124 182
29 95 309 244 357 545 486 292 202 133 147 123 156
30 95   259 432 572 713 221 199 141 156 126 139
31 102   280   567   220 192   145   132