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USGS 06903400 Chariton River near Chariton, IA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 40°57'07.1",   Longitude 93°15'35.6"   NAD83
Lucas County, Iowa, Hydrologic Unit 10280201
Drainage area: 182 square miles
Datum of gage: 918.31 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1990-10-01  2026-01-25  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- sediment station  1969-10-01  1973-09-29  1187 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1965-10-01  2026-01-24  22031 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius -- sediment station  1969-10-01  1973-09-29  1265 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter -- sediment station  1969-10-01  1973-09-29  1460 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day -- sediment station  1969-10-01  1973-09-29  1460 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1965-10-01  2025-11-18 21964 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter -- sediment station  1969-10-01  1973-09-29 1460 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day -- sediment station  1969-10-01  1973-09-29 1460 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1965-10  2025-11  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter -- sediment station  1969-10  1973-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day -- sediment station  1969-10  1973-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1966  2026  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter -- sediment station  1970  1973  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day -- sediment station  1970  1973  
 Peak streamflow 1947-06-05  2025-07-21  62 
 Field measurements 1958-03-25  2026-01-12  623 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1968-04-01  2019-12-11  209 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2025  20 
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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