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USGS Daily Statistics for Iowa

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USGS 06898000 Thompson River at Davis City, IA


Decatur County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 10280102
Latitude  40°38'25", Longitude  93°48'29" NAD83
Drainage area 701  square miles
Gage datum 874.37 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 1918-10-01 -> 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
1 176 210 397 719 766 687 482 158 344 220 277 203
2 141 233 448 605 796 786 361 167 277 150 325 240
3 135 269 493 630 832 750 342 195 189 158 289 182
4 110 291 579 613 735 714 454 179 192 132 208 168
5 163 266 630 590 617 943 746 161 254 146 143 188
6 202 208 522 562 615 911 753 273 263 148 144 174
7 191 197 428 459 952 862 640 334 224 189 142 136
8 156 194 428 574 1,170 826 470 342 241 194 122 128
9 105 202 483 534 980 781 502 241 341 368 113 110
10 81 239 560 602 947 765 568 164 440 376 201 101
11 85 242 637 600 962 719 607 138 299 383 232 113
12 107 225 726 633 872 780 576 142 288 351 277 99
13 131 242 813 622 805 920 471 181 316 311 297 130
14 161 259 780 610 738 951 312 127 269 265 226 283
15 184 272 783 667 720 955 302 154 427 192 161 272
16 164 272 815 787 698 759 284 172 850 136 194 204
17 177 309 751 846 715 602 381 177 640 116 246 190
18 187 415 710 1,070 639 576 355 125 490 124 268 123
19 166 436 856 1,050 534 643 290 128 486 116 172 107
20 157 477 815 993 580 705 464 196 365 121 220 115
21 162 484 671 863 631 599 350 219 334 102 242 104
22 147 424 593 761 710 565 358 129 289 147 173 102
23 167 394 603 755 739 580 243 122 293 233 136 137
24 180 400 633 678 632 623 402 252 260 262 140 231
25 150 412 717 701 751 598 450 260 272 246 163 241
26 147 383 679 666 951 647 370 388 324 205 144 180
27 155 394 636 796 1,010 639 286 520 276 195 181 228
28 151 376 577 681 870 567 315 440 173 188 199 266
29 145 270 607 528 832 529 360 298 167 206 190 235
30 147   743 588 871 452 400 345 262 193 211 237
31 149   825   786   249 305   229   207