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USGS Daily Statistics for Iowa

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NOTE: Station Numbers for Iowa precipitation gages have changed (see list).


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USGS 05464420 Cedar River at Blairs Ferry Road at Palo, IA


Linn County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07080205
Latitude  42°04'08.99", Longitude  91°47'06.65" NAD83
Drainage area 6,342  square miles
Gage datum 725.47 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 2008-10-01 -> 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 4,280 2,910 5,180 8,670 9,340 14,200 14,500 4,490 5,400 6,320 5,580 3,470
2 4,080 2,850 5,550 8,630 9,170 13,600 13,400 4,350 5,890 6,300 5,340 3,520
3 3,700 2,720 5,930 8,650 9,270 11,700 12,800 4,070 5,990 6,780 5,180 3,560
4 3,420 2,760 6,140 8,540 9,700 10,200 12,100 3,760 5,900 6,530 5,030 3,600
5 3,310 2,780 5,940 8,100 10,100 9,430 10,700 3,590 5,980 6,510 4,830 3,580
6 3,160 2,840 5,410 7,770 10,000 9,070 9,570 3,530 5,790 6,630 4,560 3,420
7 3,130 2,850 5,150 7,640 9,930 8,860 8,740 3,690 5,430 6,490 4,400 3,250
8 3,140 2,790 5,160 7,490 10,200 8,510 8,250 3,760 5,520 6,310 4,250 3,100
9 3,120 2,600 5,550 7,140 10,200 8,200 8,390 3,680 5,740 6,320 4,120 2,990
10 3,050 2,430 7,070 6,870 9,880 8,470 8,220 3,890 5,800 6,830 4,000 2,840
11 2,830 2,430 8,900 6,750 9,620 9,150 7,800 4,020 5,510 6,840 3,890 2,790
12 2,690 2,400 9,710 6,750 9,280 9,810 7,100 4,380 5,230 6,610 3,780 2,760
13 2,590 2,390 10,500 6,930 9,050 10,400 6,740 4,110 5,120 6,510 3,680 2,780
14 2,450 2,410 11,400 7,390 9,140 10,900 6,330 3,840 4,840 6,490 3,600 3,250
15 2,390 2,470 11,600 7,680 9,370 10,900 6,040 3,570 4,440 6,270 3,530 3,550
16 2,480 2,570 12,700 8,510 9,420 10,600 5,930 3,230 4,410 5,710 3,490 3,830
17 2,700 2,730 13,400 8,640 9,310 10,400 5,740 3,060 4,320 5,190 3,540 4,200
18 2,740 2,890 13,300 9,360 8,980 10,500 5,580 2,950 3,970 4,790 3,510 4,390
19 2,660 3,280 12,900 9,250 8,730 11,200 5,560 2,800 3,930 4,480 3,430 4,270
20 2,690 4,030 12,200 8,670 8,850 11,300 5,780 2,760 4,360 4,210 3,340 4,100
21 2,700 4,340 11,300 8,150 9,130 11,700 6,060 2,840 4,870 3,980 3,260 3,770
22 2,790 4,690 10,700 8,110 9,480 12,500 6,050 2,970 5,320 3,860 3,250 3,480
23 2,870 5,010 10,600 8,520 9,610 14,600 5,890 3,060 5,960 4,190 3,240 3,320
24 3,130 5,420 10,600 8,690 10,100 15,800 6,070 3,000 7,080 4,730 3,250 3,250
25 3,570 5,380 10,700 8,710 10,700 16,300 6,450 2,830 8,860 4,890 3,280 3,290
26 3,520 5,160 10,500 8,660 10,400 16,700 6,270 3,060 11,100 4,960 3,290 3,400
27 3,300 4,920 10,300 8,900 10,500 16,800 6,070 3,770 10,900 4,920 3,340 3,510
28 3,070 4,940 9,990 9,240 11,100 16,100 5,960 4,690 9,790 4,830 3,380 3,650
29 2,920 4,410 9,430 9,340 12,000 14,900 5,540 4,370 8,500 4,810 3,430 3,880
30 2,830   9,000 9,340 13,300 14,200 4,910 4,720 7,340 5,330 3,460 4,070
31 2,930   8,750   13,600   4,630 5,010   5,650   4,180