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USGS 05457700 Cedar River at Charles City, IA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 43°03'43.9",   Longitude 92°40'25.98"   NAD83
Floyd County, Iowa, Hydrologic Unit 07080201
Drainage area: 1,054 square miles
Datum of gage: 973.15 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1986-10-01  2024-10-06  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1964-10-01  2024-10-05  20045 
    Gage height, feet  1995-10-01  2000-09-29  1824 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1964-10-01  2024-06-22 19940 
    Gage height, feet  1995-10-01  2000-09-29 1824 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1964-10  2024-06  
    Gage height, feet  1995-10  2000-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1965  2024  
    Gage height, feet  1996  2000  
 Peak streamflow 1946-09-07  2023-02-28  69 
 Field measurements 1945-09-13  2024-09-25  643 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples 1969-10-07  2012-09-25  178 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2023  18 
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