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USGS Daily Statistics for Iowa

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USGS 06903900 Chariton River near Rathbun, IA


Appanoose County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 10280201
Latitude  40°49'18.7", Longitude  92°53'27.5" NAD83
Drainage area 549  square miles
Gage datum 848.16 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 1969-10-01 -> 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
1 322 208 485 377 379 446 642 566 398 297 273 313
2 301 208 485 375 406 476 652 564 375 300 273 320
3 283 205 422 362 367 512 619 542 380 314 291 320
4 295 201 408 351 385 553 556 516 380 315 309 323
5 305 191 418 361 406 520 515 503 377 296 323 329
6 295 211 448 369 416 514 547 532 345 297 307 327
7 287 238 460 393 429 488 586 562 339 306 309 342
8 285 250 474 375 415 449 585 546 348 283 315 408
9 268 259 451 356 415 443 559 506 328 277 317 470
10 256 253 442 313 458 491 590 478 349 299 319 515
11 244 253 441 296 444 531 621 417 348 311 310 510
12 232 269 413 302 457 561 606 399 310 345 281 493
13 226 283 412 298 476 541 588 440 282 365 287 510
14 215 280 420 313 457 506 599 413 255 343 300 522
15 196 279 423 319 455 466 605 382 254 335 317 470
16 192 283 438 318 452 501 584 408 283 345 312 456
17 187 289 440 300 464 530 633 414 292 349 297 464
18 183 308 439 282 474 554 624 426 303 332 293 447
19 182 317 437 271 449 577 610 431 327 308 303 413
20 184 319 474 275 457 593 584 410 348 301 287 384
21 183 311 481 287 467 566 538 415 337 316 265 369
22 172 294 463 311 448 560 569 422 337 323 267 366
23 160 299 454 338 436 521 571 441 321 322 257 362
24 156 322 450 359 490 482 576 432 344 318 249 355
25 163 353 461 347 425 512 604 414 335 322 254 339
26 175 389 467 363 413 514 601 444 320 316 263 339
27 192 415 447 366 406 488 595 442 338 316 292 316
28 195 441 427 383 418 485 566 424 354 324 282 290
29 204 480 399 382 455 527 557 425 362 318 273 292
30 213   379 368 448 565 567 415 337 297 278 313
31 216   377   430   566 402   283   319