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USGS Surface-Water Daily Statistics for Iowa

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USGS 05478265 East Fork Des Moines River near Algona, IA


Kossuth County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07100003
Latitude  43°04'57.6", Longitude  94°13'50" NAD83
Drainage area 884  square miles
Gage datum 1,098.78 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
1 360 128 504 1,240 1,010 1,610 1,170 216 196 434 449 296
2 309 124 541 1,210 1,080 1,590 1,100 193 203 425 408 300
3 275 129 560 1,160 1,140 1,560 1,030 172 203 447 371 300
4 245 134 595 1,080 1,170 1,460 947 154 215 461 341 295
5 224 130 627 982 1,200 1,370 877 140 256 474 322 288
6 212 127 642 909 1,170 1,280 803 146 308 533 310 271
7 209 123 700 873 1,110 1,180 781 147 364 608 299 244
8 197 118 767 829 1,040 1,090 739 145 409 665 292 247
9 144 114 761 794 1,030 1,010 691 137 398 701 280 242
10 123 108 738 816 1,060 959 635 122 359 728 260 235
11 120 105 688 873 1,040 926 574 112 328 738 237 217
12 101 117 637 943 1,060 913 532 105 298 697 229 202
13 99 120 545 943 1,130 916 492 101 292 637 246 192
14 106 133 537 926 1,160 908 461 92 273 584 248 217
15 103 182 601 933 1,170 912 436 85 242 541 246 268
16 96 198 745 914 1,160 916 411 80 241 511 242 367
17 98 198 896 873 1,210 1,020 409 91 260 483 243 402
18 100 218 1,000 826 1,340 1,200 444 117 303 447 258 400
19 107 240 1,060 829 1,550 1,210 482 123 322 423 266 387
20 130 288 1,120 843 1,630 1,190 523 127 414 403 272 373
21 149 362 1,220 868 1,600 1,350 548 138 730 384 278 347
22 167 420 1,240 898 1,570 1,630 547 145 865 377 286 317
23 186 442 1,160 963 1,520 1,640 508 162 880 380 293 296
24 189 440 1,110 1,040 1,470 1,660 449 147 852 385 292 275
25 185 411 1,080 1,040 1,470 1,730 403 131 784 383 286 264
26 178 382 1,040 989 1,500 1,770 407 123 759 387 276 268
27 167 376 1,050 929 1,550 1,630 394 121 701 408 266 294
28 153 401 1,090 895 1,660 1,490 366 145 634 453 282 333
29 143 756 1,130 940 1,710 1,350 325 168 569 488 294 371
30 136   1,190 972 1,650 1,250 280 182 512 512 294 401
31 134   1,210   1,670   245 194   489   396