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USGS Daily Statistics for Iowa

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USGS 05452000 Salt Creek near Elberon, IA


Tama County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07080208
Latitude  41°57'51", Longitude  92°18'47" NAD27
Drainage area 201  square miles
Gage datum 781.58 feet above NGVD29
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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 1945-10-01 -> 2020-09-30)

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 70 97 176 267 193 313 310 128 84 89 121 77
2 70 90 183 211 184 297 219 83 93 104 126 79
3 66 68 208 191 182 203 200 74 87 102 99 74
4 65 79 230 205 199 173 191 76 178 77 107 72
5 93 84 244 209 199 317 156 102 100 85 95 79
6 139 88 283 205 223 251 193 99 96 99 82 77
7 79 97 217 165 237 278 207 73 87 79 77 71
8 69 88 185 151 196 303 288 90 105 85 75 67
9 62 89 209 167 204 344 403 83 75 135 72 64
10 57 114 342 181 209 307 208 104 66 135 76 60
11 61 105 399 191 226 222 213 90 56 100 80 62
12 68 81 305 175 201 353 192 106 54 80 105 61
13 91 89 397 176 248 470 199 105 94 81 81 62
14 63 87 409 189 253 308 311 81 67 75 72 85
15 66 78 322 190 208 461 249 112 62 78 70 90
16 95 79 289 226 216 310 152 178 59 70 81 75
17 141 89 277 203 215 339 204 108 55 69 81 71
18 101 151 255 257 194 313 340 85 76 92 88 68
19 77 244 361 267 205 292 228 77 71 75 78 72
20 103 262 399 243 183 295 156 99 80 67 77 63
21 80 300 305 240 198 232 114 76 89 67 82 64
22 81 260 273 187 217 280 104 79 89 76 77 61
23 78 209 231 186 214 248 107 77 113 107 74 61
24 68 169 217 190 222 268 94 63 90 119 72 65
25 64 162 199 200 247 254 117 77 91 87 70 74
26 60 187 212 221 247 203 130 182 110 81 71 84
27 68 189 229 249 281 209 181 177 79 74 80 79
28 55 180 221 197 276 185 122 226 70 71 91 104
29 65 178 209 208 263 218 108 120 98 74 77 82
30 70   250 191 398 354 106 107 87 110 73 101
31 80   280   282   124 77   112   104