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USGS 06903880 Rathbun Lake near Rathbun, IA

  Lake Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 40°49'24.6",   Longitude 92°53'39.9"   NAD83
Appanoose County, Iowa, Hydrologic Unit 10280201
Drainage area: 549 square miles
Datum of gage: 0.00 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2007-10-01  2025-10-29  
 Daily Data
    Reservoir storage, acre-feet  1969-10-01  2000-09-30  11323 
    Gage height, feet  2000-10-01  2025-10-27  9102 
 Daily Statistics 
    Gage height, feet  2000-10-01  2025-07-18 9011 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Gage height, feet  2000-10  2025-07  
 Annual Statistics 
    Gage height, feet  2001  2025  
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1992-08-12  1992-08-12  2 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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