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USGS Daily Statistics for Iowa

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USGS 05412020 Turkey River above French Hollow Cr at Elkader, IA


Clayton County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07060004
Latitude  42°50'36.6", Longitude  91°24'04.1" NAD27
Drainage area 903  square miles
Gage datum 694.65 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 2000-10-01 -> 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
1 463 323 770 1,430 1,270 1,510 1,560 642 736 691 573 461
2 444 314 706 1,460 1,280 1,390 1,390 600 742 805 545 460
3 442 338 642 1,350 1,330 1,310 1,350 573 833 842 518 454
4 448 448 612 1,300 1,520 1,290 1,240 551 894 879 530 446
5 448 429 753 1,230 1,760 1,320 1,210 560 1,010 803 552 429
6 449 408 832 1,130 1,570 1,340 1,620 574 960 746 565 416
7 466 433 862 1,060 1,410 1,290 1,650 571 863 766 548 391
8 444 343 890 991 1,290 1,600 1,360 583 771 832 522 380
9 422 330 927 979 1,280 1,980 1,200 595 760 998 500 379
10 399 378 1,270 1,010 1,420 3,120 1,180 588 941 1,080 483 379
11 383 417 1,500 1,150 1,430 2,270 1,190 573 1,070 1,000 489 364
12 379 391 1,390 1,200 1,390 1,680 1,230 543 824 861 498 354
13 363 387 1,440 1,190 1,480 1,790 1,100 552 745 740 509 420
14 355 444 2,180 1,200 1,470 1,600 965 547 695 716 488 603
15 339 568 2,070 1,320 1,520 1,480 932 522 633 682 471 557
16 323 525 1,740 1,420 1,470 1,330 860 492 778 639 463 514
17 327 463 1,450 1,330 1,330 1,350 816 474 728 617 450 470
18 318 448 1,350 1,340 1,220 1,390 840 476 639 611 438 430
19 297 473 1,370 1,400 1,260 1,630 885 517 723 602 427 397
20 282 602 1,470 1,480 1,350 1,950 845 678 1,070 586 419 388
21 412 663 1,540 1,490 1,360 1,740 840 710 1,060 583 419 385
22 538 696 1,600 1,510 2,030 1,840 1,040 677 1,280 616 417 389
23 551 662 1,670 1,440 2,620 2,050 961 692 1,520 665 428 384
24 462 616 1,480 1,370 2,160 1,940 1,110 853 1,370 690 430 403
25 420 557 1,290 1,850 1,690 1,840 1,130 1,100 964 657 426 417
26 389 527 1,240 1,870 1,600 1,630 919 1,540 790 673 419 427
27 366 766 1,230 1,720 1,630 1,510 800 975 726 726 435 473
28 348 855 1,360 1,470 1,590 1,610 758 963 693 688 458 602
29 342 640 1,300 1,330 1,670 1,890 718 1,300 639 629 469 597
30 329   1,260 1,270 2,100 1,750 727 1,770 591 619 471 522
31 325   1,290   1,920   705 889   587   489