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USGS Surface-Water Daily Statistics for Iowa

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NOTE: Station Numbers for Iowa precipitation gages have changed (see list).


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USGS 05476590 Des Moines River at Emmetsburg, IA


Palo Alto County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07100002
Latitude  43°07'35.3", Longitude  94°42'26" NAD83
Drainage area 1,672  square miles
Gage datum 1,196.29 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 2011-10-01 -> 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
1 400 256 583 2,070 2,140 2,520 2,320 620 356 727 770 587
2 376 246 565 1,990 2,200 2,400 2,270 574 339 778 747 589
3 366 239 562 1,950 2,210 2,300 2,250 532 336 798 720 563
4 365 237 614 1,920 2,160 2,240 2,180 495 343 800 699 545
5 353 238 764 1,880 2,110 2,210 2,100 468 471 912 680 540
6 343 233 771 1,810 2,090 2,160 2,060 457 496 1,050 665 531
7 345 232 808 1,740 2,050 2,070 1,990 446 466 1,120 646 492
8 340 227 815 1,690 2,010 1,960 1,960 427 432 1,140 621 453
9 316 221 868 1,640 2,000 1,910 2,000 408 408 1,140 596 431
10 286 217 949 1,640 2,050 1,880 2,000 389 385 1,170 587 437
11 270 216 942 1,670 2,100 1,810 1,970 371 371 1,180 559 436
12 261 242 961 1,710 2,170 1,760 1,900 354 383 1,170 550 431
13 276 259 952 1,750 2,270 1,700 1,810 336 406 1,150 542 453
14 289 257 1,190 1,790 2,320 1,670 1,750 324 446 1,130 567 507
15 285 252 1,380 1,790 2,240 1,760 1,650 309 441 1,100 572 582
16 276 254 1,480 1,740 2,150 1,850 1,560 298 478 1,070 561 591
17 266 255 1,470 1,710 2,150 2,020 1,530 305 493 1,040 564 573
18 248 264 1,440 1,710 2,280 2,020 1,580 369 515 1,010 581 543
19 245 273 1,420 1,710 2,260 2,070 1,490 426 560 983 607 505
20 252 350 1,510 1,740 2,220 2,150 1,390 476 810 940 612 490
21 268 413 1,550 1,770 2,230 2,290 1,330 539 966 904 610 476
22 281 426 1,630 1,820 2,200 2,330 1,220 596 1,010 900 625 473
23 290 427 1,800 1,890 2,170 2,510 1,140 557 1,020 884 619 481
24 283 433 1,990 1,930 2,210 2,520 1,070 509 967 857 599 469
25 268 411 2,060 2,000 2,280 2,500 1,020 475 920 841 606 465
26 257 395 2,040 2,010 2,270 2,500 989 450 872 857 590 489
27 253 394 2,030 1,970 2,290 2,490 950 442 834 889 565 526
28 255 450 2,050 2,030 2,360 2,420 889 445 801 879 539 584
29 250 1,160 2,100 2,070 2,440 2,370 811 438 777 869 538 516
30 252   2,120 2,070 2,460 2,350 735 398 757 834 565 461
31 252   2,100   2,530   674 369   797   436