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USGS 05487520 Des Moines River near Swan, IA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 41°29'21.8",   Longitude 93°16'41.6"   NAD83
Marion County, Iowa, Hydrologic Unit 07100008
Drainage area: 11,700 square miles
Datum of gage: 698.99 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2009-10-01  2026-01-22  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2011-10-01  2022-10-17  3793 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2009-10-01  2026-01-21  5956 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2011-10-01  2022-07-11 3791 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2009-10-01  2025-07-27 5778 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2011-10  2022-07  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2009-10  2025-07  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2012  2022  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2010  2025  
 Peak streamflow 2010-07-05  2024-05-23  15 
 Field measurements 2009-07-21  2026-01-15  186 
 Water-Year Summary 2010  2024  15 
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OPERATION:
Record for this site is maintained by the USGS Iowa Water Science Center
Email questions about this site to Iowa Water Science Center Water-Data Inquiries