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USGS Surface-Water Daily Statistics for Iowa

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USGS 05458900 West Fork Cedar River at Finchford, IA


Black Hawk County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07080204
Latitude  42°37'45.94", Longitude  92°32'36.68" NAD83
Drainage area 846  square miles
Gage datum 867.06 feet above NAVD88
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00060, Discharge, cubic feet per second,
Day of
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Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s   (Calculation Period 1945-10-01 -> 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
1 297 189 673 1,450 1,050 1,190 1,250 491 402 431 365 320
2 278 200 675 1,370 1,060 1,160 1,140 456 385 440 380 320
3 268 206 666 1,270 1,070 1,100 1,060 446 384 418 385 321
4 254 207 663 1,260 1,040 1,010 966 442 382 401 381 316
5 243 211 674 1,240 1,020 958 913 425 356 392 368 309
6 263 223 739 1,300 1,010 964 870 413 347 382 358 308
7 250 216 839 1,280 1,020 976 860 414 362 373 352 303
8 236 205 889 1,210 1,020 959 887 415 388 372 347 304
9 230 208 813 1,080 1,030 1,010 943 393 393 398 343 299
10 216 226 780 985 1,030 1,220 1,000 369 382 422 336 288
11 209 268 773 942 1,010 1,200 923 364 362 417 328 278
12 207 265 790 930 969 1,100 871 361 355 428 334 270
13 201 265 859 955 957 1,140 808 364 340 434 334 273
14 196 271 985 1,010 950 1,090 772 362 318 429 331 286
15 189 285 1,120 1,060 943 1,130 733 340 302 413 330 300
16 186 295 1,230 1,090 940 1,100 698 325 288 395 322 302
17 191 316 1,270 1,100 1,020 1,080 696 316 275 381 317 301
18 200 352 1,270 1,100 1,040 1,090 679 318 266 373 320 297
19 205 412 1,320 1,070 1,020 1,110 741 321 273 373 326 289
20 213 466 1,280 1,040 1,070 1,300 727 341 320 357 334 282
21 221 514 1,260 1,030 1,030 1,310 690 363 464 351 342 273
22 225 564 1,230 1,010 1,020 1,360 646 388 554 355 344 263
23 226 577 1,210 988 995 1,400 639 419 570 361 343 255
24 226 580 1,180 959 1,000 1,370 621 422 517 370 339 246
25 219 565 1,160 937 1,040 1,420 589 426 501 378 330 247
26 214 534 1,190 955 1,020 1,540 568 466 520 380 321 250
27 207 557 1,310 982 1,030 1,680 564 434 481 371 318 258
28 200 626 1,290 982 1,080 1,500 588 411 450 360 322 278
29 193 702 1,330 994 1,180 1,380 706 405 435 351 323 290
30 190   1,530 1,080 1,230 1,260 709 412 433 351 321 298
31 185   1,410   1,210   564 407   353   309