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USGS Surface-Water Daily Statistics for Iowa

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USGS 05458000 Little Cedar River near Ionia, IA


Chickasaw County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07080201
Latitude  43°01'59.8", Longitude  92°30'12.76" NAD83
Drainage area 306  square miles
Gage datum 973.33 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 1954-10-01 -> 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 93 54 227 592 320 339 329 155 266 204 149 99
2 85 54 259 496 330 300 264 194 191 172 150 100
3 78 53 212 430 335 321 253 132 136 173 151 98
4 74 56 228 437 366 282 225 126 128 180 144 95
5 73 55 248 457 371 335 199 141 167 186 131 93
6 70 56 242 451 351 269 224 126 164 169 128 97
7 67 57 258 433 366 268 205 115 129 157 130 92
8 65 68 260 419 327 444 208 113 125 173 125 87
9 60 90 254 410 305 718 225 127 133 216 116 81
10 56 95 298 347 284 576 228 204 137 219 120 77
11 56 74 330 352 279 472 251 233 120 210 136 75
12 56 71 385 402 290 381 306 129 106 210 151 81
13 54 68 372 460 331 386 251 128 103 215 153 91
14 52 73 356 410 331 371 221 124 117 187 130 100
15 48 81 391 440 322 360 212 112 105 146 119 99
16 51 86 414 424 313 356 188 224 116 136 115 94
17 58 95 413 420 284 332 185 225 172 128 113 86
18 66 111 414 382 295 384 220 152 130 133 117 79
19 63 122 445 354 345 409 255 149 147 156 120 75
20 67 141 464 383 344 354 247 172 203 128 126 73
21 66 157 463 417 456 347 307 163 255 143 135 70
22 63 168 430 386 378 315 302 159 311 144 144 71
23 63 159 462 350 406 332 280 203 303 159 137 72
24 62 146 462 323 325 360 238 192 233 162 122 70
25 58 135 451 317 286 393 173 245 219 148 112 73
26 55 126 465 302 280 376 158 224 209 138 109 74
27 53 141 525 295 297 388 157 199 179 146 106 86
28 52 178 511 311 306 414 155 262 168 162 104 122
29 51 215 535 339 317 399 161 338 207 145 103 120
30 49   537 315 363 405 157 247 313 146 101 111
31 49   570   359   135 224   151   100