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USGS 05478265 East Fork Des Moines River near Algona, IA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 43°04'57.6",   Longitude 94°13'50"   NAD83
Kossuth County, Iowa, Hydrologic Unit 07100003
Drainage area: 884 square miles
Datum of gage: 1,098.78 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2009-03-01  2025-10-29  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2011-10-01  2025-10-28  5141 
    Gage height, feet  2009-03-01  2011-09-29  684 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2011-10-01  2025-08-25 5078 
    Gage height, feet  2009-03-01  2011-09-29 684 
 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 1965-04  2024-06-23  16 
 Field measurements 2009-09-01  2025-08-26  137 
 Water-Year Summary 2009  2024  16 
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