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USGS Daily Statistics for Iowa

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USGS 06904010 Chariton River near Moulton, IA


Appanoose County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 10280201
Latitude  40°41'33.1", Longitude  92°46'21.3" NAD83
Drainage area 740  square miles
Gage datum 799.81 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 2009-10-01 -> 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
1 342 341 628 380 476 546 687 586 237 475 306 484
2 299 251 713 395 625 583 657 574 204 385 297 545
3 288 329 626 394 913 764 643 554 199 433 291 417
4 284 377 523 347 659 769 621 534 184 439 326 348
5 272 306 545 439 541 791 610 542 174 415 344 347
6 270 250 565 493 505 720 616 515 167 421 339 333
7 278 274 562 366 559 720 660 701 259 429 312 283
8 304 299 562 387 554 835 600 621 218 537 300 283
9 292 307 596 342 680 666 593 362 228 654 287 299
10 268 325 846 350 672 671 666 308 505 626 283 363
11 237 327 690 425 694 749 992 285 340 563 417 429
12 224 312 473 361 650 793 1,050 465 193 533 381 435
13 200 310 486 310 629 771 678 364 151 535 361 480
14 185 320 463 305 609 877 645 317 194 652 358 788
15 181 350 429 303 644 866 834 354 210 571 355 572
16 186 360 500 331 584 748 855 373 244 434 377 450
17 208 428 479 538 563 680 689 437 210 480 386 425
18 196 467 417 1,340 646 588 642 255 218 475 436 412
19 186 453 467 1,060 754 583 650 208 213 475 396 400
20 185 536 435 488 579 791 756 190 199 474 351 394
21 183 449 404 408 560 728 782 205 201 480 304 441
22 180 353 358 360 649 587 662 245 402 482 295 439
23 179 414 410 357 539 732 676 288 399 477 290 415
24 179 416 464 323 511 534 698 358 378 485 262 386
25 182 428 434 313 703 1,200 703 208 370 509 323 363
26 187 513 481 351 820 1,220 868 265 215 463 336 352
27 193 555 460 339 661 1,170 838 373 156 452 582 354
28 212 569 434 476 838 827 812 390 297 457 416 367
29 216 704 394 511 1,840 666 864 453 585 475 329 348
30 224   482 463 1,190 634 818 365 748 399 396 304
31 297   406   661   720 266   346   307