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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°57'50.98", Longitude  92°18'47.67" NAD83
Drainage area 201  square miles
Gage datum 783.34 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 1945-10-01 -> 2024-09-30)

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 68 95 175 262 191 305 304 123 81 85 117 74
2 68 88 181 208 181 290 217 80 90 99 122 77
3 65 67 205 189 182 199 198 72 84 98 97 72
4 64 78 227 203 199 170 189 74 170 74 104 70
5 91 82 243 206 198 309 155 98 96 81 93 77
6 135 86 289 203 221 246 190 95 92 95 81 74
7 77 96 224 164 233 274 203 71 84 76 75 68
8 68 88 197 150 200 295 280 87 102 81 73 65
9 61 90 217 166 208 340 390 80 75 128 71 62
10 56 113 344 178 211 324 204 101 66 129 74 58
11 60 104 395 189 225 250 208 91 58 95 81 61
12 67 80 302 172 200 353 189 104 63 76 106 59
13 88 88 389 173 245 459 195 103 95 77 81 60
14 61 86 399 186 250 303 300 80 67 72 73 82
15 64 78 315 187 206 447 243 109 61 75 70 86
16 93 79 282 221 214 303 150 172 58 67 80 73
17 137 88 272 199 213 330 199 105 54 66 80 68
18 99 148 253 250 192 306 328 82 73 88 86 66
19 76 237 359 260 203 288 221 75 69 72 77 70
20 100 255 392 237 182 292 152 96 77 64 76 61
21 78 291 300 235 196 230 112 74 86 64 80 62
22 79 253 268 186 214 355 102 77 85 74 75 60
23 76 204 229 191 211 331 105 75 108 107 72 59
24 66 165 218 192 218 282 93 62 86 118 71 63
25 63 159 201 200 243 257 114 75 87 90 69 72
26 59 182 217 219 242 212 126 175 106 83 70 82
27 66 194 232 245 276 215 175 170 76 74 79 77
28 54 184 223 194 270 189 118 217 67 71 89 101
29 64 178 209 205 257 218 105 115 94 74 75 79
30 69   247 189 388 347 103 103 84 107 71 98
31 78   275   275   120 75   109   101