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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°53'27.8" NAD27
Drainage area 549  square miles
Gage datum 847.92 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 1969-10-01 -> 2023-09-30)

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
1 327 215 471 384 385 454 654 577 405 302 278 319
2 307 215 464 382 413 484 664 575 382 305 278 326
3 288 212 403 369 373 522 631 552 387 320 297 325
4 301 209 394 357 392 563 566 526 387 321 315 329
5 310 198 404 368 413 530 524 513 384 302 328 335
6 300 219 435 376 424 523 557 542 351 303 312 333
7 292 247 447 400 436 497 597 573 345 312 315 348
8 290 259 468 381 422 457 596 556 354 288 321 416
9 273 268 450 363 422 451 570 515 334 282 323 479
10 260 263 441 319 466 500 601 487 356 304 325 525
11 248 262 440 302 452 541 632 424 355 316 315 520
12 236 279 411 308 466 571 617 407 316 352 286 502
13 230 293 410 303 485 551 599 448 287 371 292 520
14 219 290 419 319 465 516 611 421 259 349 305 532
15 200 288 421 325 463 474 616 389 259 341 323 479
16 195 291 437 324 460 510 595 415 288 351 317 464
17 190 297 442 305 472 540 644 421 297 355 303 473
18 186 317 446 287 482 565 635 433 308 338 298 455
19 185 327 444 276 457 587 621 439 333 314 308 421
20 187 329 481 280 466 604 595 418 354 306 292 391
21 186 321 488 293 475 577 548 422 343 322 270 376
22 175 303 470 317 456 570 579 430 343 329 272 372
23 163 309 461 344 444 530 582 449 327 328 262 369
24 159 331 456 366 499 491 587 440 350 323 253 361
25 166 364 467 353 433 521 616 422 341 327 259 345
26 178 394 474 370 421 524 612 452 325 322 268 345
27 196 421 454 373 413 497 606 450 344 322 298 321
28 198 440 433 389 426 494 576 432 361 330 287 295
29 207 480 406 389 463 536 567 433 368 324 278 297
30 217   386 375 457 575 577 422 343 302 283 319
31 224   384   438   576 409   288   324