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USGS Daily Statistics for Iowa

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USGS 05476750 Des Moines River at Humboldt, IA


Humboldt County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07100002
Latitude  42°43'10", Longitude  94°13'13" NAD83
Drainage area 2,256  square miles
Gage datum 1,053.73 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 1964-10-01 -> 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
1 420 271 673 2,480 2,460 2,250 2,720 948 635 837 770 638
2 398 268 699 2,520 2,510 2,210 2,630 885 627 877 768 629
3 383 272 708 2,530 2,560 2,170 2,570 831 584 903 765 607
4 378 278 738 2,570 2,590 2,120 2,450 778 545 904 760 598
5 368 276 775 2,600 2,570 2,150 2,360 751 544 910 748 568
6 359 268 829 2,640 2,520 2,160 2,330 755 574 922 726 546
7 352 259 850 2,680 2,460 2,140 2,260 721 592 934 710 520
8 342 259 875 2,680 2,440 2,200 2,190 701 590 957 695 508
9 330 263 894 2,650 2,450 2,150 2,140 677 558 997 682 491
10 319 293 955 2,640 2,430 2,090 2,130 667 527 1,020 683 478
11 311 302 1,030 2,670 2,390 2,060 2,130 655 495 1,020 704 473
12 301 313 1,100 2,770 2,380 2,070 2,080 650 470 1,020 704 474
13 299 317 1,210 2,930 2,410 2,140 2,060 631 485 995 705 483
14 293 317 1,310 2,990 2,460 2,210 2,030 630 513 968 691 490
15 273 339 1,420 3,010 2,480 2,310 1,930 631 535 945 696 503
16 265 323 1,550 3,010 2,450 2,410 1,830 620 577 912 706 515
17 265 322 1,630 2,970 2,390 2,490 1,740 634 601 885 709 519
18 266 363 1,670 2,870 2,350 2,570 1,680 646 605 883 730 522
19 267 423 1,750 2,780 2,310 2,580 1,620 654 616 887 738 509
20 271 500 1,870 2,770 2,260 2,520 1,530 677 676 883 742 493
21 272 555 1,870 2,730 2,230 2,500 1,450 708 755 881 751 467
22 279 588 1,870 2,700 2,230 2,560 1,400 772 794 870 760 449
23 279 613 1,880 2,670 2,260 2,710 1,380 787 795 868 759 440
24 272 623 1,900 2,630 2,290 2,800 1,350 770 820 869 740 427
25 265 618 1,940 2,590 2,290 2,830 1,300 753 841 859 701 432
26 257 590 1,990 2,530 2,270 2,940 1,250 727 863 833 683 434
27 254 593 2,060 2,490 2,290 2,960 1,200 708 863 821 665 444
28 253 610 2,130 2,480 2,320 2,920 1,190 686 835 816 650 459
29 255 818 2,220 2,470 2,340 2,850 1,180 687 813 815 633 460
30 258   2,310 2,460 2,350 2,780 1,110 682 809 810 642 463
31 262   2,410   2,300   1,030 653   790   439