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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 -> 2022-09-30)

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 69 96 174 265 192 311 309 126 83 87 120 76
2 69 89 181 210 183 295 220 82 92 102 125 79
3 66 68 206 191 184 202 202 73 86 100 99 74
4 64 78 228 204 201 173 192 75 174 76 107 71
5 92 83 245 208 200 315 157 100 99 83 95 79
6 136 87 291 204 223 249 193 97 94 97 82 76
7 78 96 226 165 236 276 206 72 86 77 77 70
8 68 87 199 151 195 299 285 89 104 83 75 66
9 61 88 219 167 205 344 397 82 76 132 72 63
10 56 113 347 180 210 328 208 103 68 132 76 59
11 60 104 400 190 225 253 212 93 59 98 83 61
12 67 80 305 174 200 359 192 106 64 78 108 60
13 89 89 393 175 246 468 198 105 97 79 83 61
14 62 86 404 188 251 308 306 81 68 74 74 84
15 65 78 318 189 207 456 248 111 63 76 71 88
16 93 79 286 224 215 308 152 176 59 68 82 74
17 138 89 275 200 214 336 203 107 55 68 82 70
18 99 149 256 253 193 311 335 84 75 90 88 67
19 76 240 363 263 204 293 225 76 70 74 78 71
20 101 258 397 240 183 297 154 98 79 66 78 62
21 78 294 303 237 197 233 114 75 88 66 82 63
22 80 255 271 187 216 363 104 79 87 75 77 60
23 77 206 232 193 213 338 107 76 111 109 74 60
24 67 167 220 194 220 288 94 64 88 121 73 63
25 64 160 203 202 245 260 116 77 89 91 71 72
26 60 184 219 221 244 214 129 180 108 85 71 82
27 67 186 234 248 278 218 178 174 77 76 80 77
28 54 178 225 196 273 191 121 222 69 72 91 102
29 64 178 211 207 260 221 106 118 96 75 77 80
30 69   250 190 392 354 105 105 85 110 73 99
31 79   278   280   122 76   112   102