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USGS 06604000 Spirit Lake near Orleans, IA

  Lake Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 43°28'11.7",   Longitude 95°07'27.6"   NAD83
Dickinson County, Iowa, Hydrologic Unit 10230003
Drainage area: 75.6 square miles
Datum of gage: 1,387.28 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2007-10-01  2025-10-30  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- historical  1968-11-01  1975-09-29  4556 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2011-10-01  2022-11-15  3329 
    Gage height, feet  1933-05-17  2025-10-29  23776 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2011-10-01  2022-08-16 3313 
    Gage height, feet  1933-05-17  2025-08-26 23712 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2011-10  2022-08  
    Gage height, feet  1933-05  2025-08  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2012  2022  
    Gage height, feet  1933  2025  
 Field measurements 2018-05-02  2019-04-09  12 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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