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USGS 05476590 Des Moines River at Emmetsburg, IA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 43°07'35.3",   Longitude 94°42'26"   NAD83
Palo Alto County, Iowa, Hydrologic Unit 07100002
Drainage area: 1,672 square miles
Datum of gage: 1,196.29 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2009-03-27  2025-11-02  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2011-10-01  2025-11-01  5146 
    Gage height, feet  2009-03-27  2011-09-29  672 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2011-10-01  2025-08-25 5078 
    Gage height, feet  2009-03-27  2011-09-29 672 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2011-10  2025-08  
    Gage height, feet  2009-03  2011-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2012  2025  
    Gage height, feet  2009  2011  
 Peak streamflow 2012-06-05  2024-06-24  13 
 Field measurements 1964-08-11  2025-08-26  160 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1994-06-09  2012-05-24  15 
 Water-Year Summary 2009  2024  16 
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