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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 05485640 Fourmile Creek at Des Moines, IA


Polk County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07100008
Latitude  41°36'49.7", Longitude  93°32'43.9" NAD83
Drainage area 92.7  square miles
Gage datum 795.58 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 1971-10-01 -> 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 36 61 48 99 171 124 309 46 68 50 62 46
2 33 49 67 97 146 113 137 38 63 63 54 45
3 35 36 69 106 160 111 118 56 59 48 52 40
4 28 36 72 95 157 108 145 55 61 42 63 40
5 27 33 66 86 149 112 123 51 48 42 48 43
6 26 29 66 83 137 192 118 38 45 41 50 43
7 25 45 65 78 153 121 92 37 72 44 44 38
8 25 34 90 76 143 176 79 36 51 47 40 36
9 22 29 99 74 156 245 82 96 47 56 41 34
10 22 32 119 82 131 197 76 94 64 59 45 32
11 24 28 131 87 137 136 86 180 50 72 52 31
12 23 25 145 113 138 195 124 80 42 73 51 29
13 21 29 195 117 188 178 78 69 41 58 49 44
14 22 33 183 131 135 200 70 54 32 80 44 85
15 21 34 125 141 121 250 86 44 27 67 41 53
16 30 35 105 129 128 225 102 41 46 53 39 39
17 38 37 103 133 138 205 53 35 42 46 38 33
18 30 44 122 200 190 159 126 38 47 45 37 30
19 27 58 146 129 155 213 103 39 56 41 50 27
20 32 65 145 120 144 162 96 49 65 37 44 27
21 31 60 113 153 183 134 75 39 61 50 39 29
22 26 67 101 134 160 141 55 28 63 79 36 29
23 26 75 117 124 191 145 45 37 48 84 38 33
24 28 57 115 135 196 134 54 32 50 94 39 38
25 27 43 103 164 225 153 44 37 55 77 38 40
26 27 40 89 161 192 203 51 82 50 61 40 40
27 28 51 80 169 195 224 63 57 40 51 48 55
28 26 50 86 164 188 189 146 66 36 51 58 59
29 27 54 80 144 163 188 81 64 71 55 49 52
30 26   92 198 162 182 59 45 51 59 44 56
31 28   104   146   61 42   55   46