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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" NAD27
Drainage area 2,256  square miles
Gage datum 1,053.54 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 1964-10-01 -> 2021-09-30)

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
1 432 277 690 2,610 2,520 2,240 2,580 969 663 882 785 666
2 411 274 717 2,640 2,550 2,190 2,500 904 655 922 784 655
3 397 278 729 2,650 2,580 2,130 2,450 847 609 946 782 633
4 391 284 764 2,690 2,570 2,080 2,340 794 566 948 776 623
5 380 283 804 2,720 2,540 2,110 2,260 768 562 955 765 591
6 371 274 856 2,760 2,500 2,120 2,240 773 596 969 742 569
7 364 264 881 2,820 2,450 2,100 2,170 738 615 983 727 545
8 353 263 906 2,820 2,430 2,170 2,100 718 612 1,010 712 531
9 340 267 930 2,790 2,430 2,130 2,060 692 578 1,050 699 512
10 328 299 997 2,780 2,410 2,070 2,050 683 545 1,070 701 498
11 320 309 1,070 2,800 2,380 2,050 2,060 672 511 1,080 725 494
12 311 321 1,160 2,910 2,380 2,070 2,010 668 486 1,070 725 495
13 308 325 1,280 3,070 2,410 2,150 2,010 649 503 1,050 727 503
14 302 323 1,380 3,140 2,440 2,240 1,990 649 534 1,020 712 508
15 281 338 1,500 3,160 2,430 2,340 1,910 649 557 989 718 518
16 273 323 1,640 3,160 2,400 2,450 1,820 637 604 955 730 531
17 273 329 1,720 3,110 2,360 2,530 1,740 653 630 928 734 534
18 274 372 1,780 3,000 2,330 2,620 1,680 669 635 927 757 538
19 275 435 1,860 2,880 2,290 2,620 1,630 678 646 932 765 525
20 280 517 1,990 2,850 2,250 2,550 1,540 704 711 929 769 509
21 281 576 1,990 2,820 2,180 2,520 1,460 736 796 927 779 483
22 287 612 1,980 2,790 2,170 2,560 1,420 806 838 916 788 462
23 288 638 1,990 2,760 2,190 2,670 1,390 825 839 913 787 449
24 280 650 2,000 2,710 2,230 2,730 1,370 807 866 914 768 433
25 274 645 2,040 2,670 2,240 2,750 1,320 789 888 902 729 436
26 265 615 2,080 2,610 2,220 2,780 1,270 762 912 872 712 442
27 261 606 2,140 2,570 2,250 2,790 1,230 741 910 857 694 448
28 260 616 2,220 2,560 2,290 2,760 1,220 718 881 849 677 465
29 262 855 2,330 2,540 2,320 2,700 1,200 718 857 837 661 469
30 265   2,430 2,520 2,340 2,630 1,140 712 853 824 669 474
31 269   2,530   2,300   1,050 681   804   449