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USGS Surface-Water Daily Statistics for Iowa

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USGS 06807410 West Nishnabotna River at Hancock, IA


Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 10240002
Latitude  41°23'24.4", Longitude  95°22'19.4" NAD83
Drainage area 609  square miles
Gage datum 1,086.22 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 1959-10-01 -> 2026-09-30)

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
1 174 185 596 503 491 527 552 302 365 309 222 197
2 172 170 402 419 491 508 502 305 253 282 226 199
3 174 160 341 375 480 493 531 306 232 258 217 191
4 166 161 345 416 522 491 526 283 239 245 213 186
5 161 163 335 414 494 530 529 436 223 258 208 182
6 158 167 315 382 703 541 521 338 225 258 205 181
7 153 171 342 368 675 525 481 365 237 271 204 178
8 156 188 350 369 598 638 486 313 392 270 203 175
9 152 189 386 369 544 685 715 287 301 268 233 172
10 146 194 414 343 691 570 852 264 306 298 219 169
11 147 185 495 341 583 754 560 257 441 379 212 169
12 149 174 602 353 556 930 504 262 576 335 218 171
13 148 188 791 368 553 796 495 259 665 278 210 190
14 147 201 920 383 527 1,000 434 254 386 266 207 268
15 142 211 652 391 497 976 405 231 246 286 208 246
16 148 235 528 400 525 841 378 246 302 270 207 253
17 182 275 654 367 500 805 472 240 261 255 212 222
18 200 387 754 376 532 777 496 249 237 248 227 199
19 156 606 721 374 529 642 426 289 250 237 218 189
20 153 501 573 378 485 670 406 269 252 238 216 188
21 159 456 527 396 594 780 361 263 252 229 219 186
22 157 392 488 411 532 734 380 245 233 230 210 181
23 151 365 509 393 611 692 352 238 227 260 207 181
24 145 307 467 373 674 632 379 223 239 247 203 179
25 144 275 426 419 648 647 377 215 261 233 198 177
26 141 272 373 428 758 592 378 273 398 224 194 185
27 141 399 359 446 635 681 351 256 305 217 195 225
28 142 373 392 523 632 618 351 261 263 212 192 269
29 139 472 434 437 673 537 314 327 248 212 192 229
30 155   460 500 635 575 389 330 274 219 196 245
31 153   470   564   307 295   225   188