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USGS 05471000 South Skunk River below Ioway Creek near Ames, IA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 42°00'29.6",   Longitude 93°35'45.5"   NAD83
Story County, Iowa, Hydrologic Unit 07080105
Drainage area: 556 square miles
Datum of gage: 857.86 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1991-10-02  2025-10-18  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1952-10-01  2025-10-17  22038 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1952-10-01  2025-09-08 21999 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1952-10  2025-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1953  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1944-05-19  2024-05-09  62 
 Field measurements 1942-05-08  2025-09-09  728 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1969-11-06  2012-08-20  139 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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