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USGS 06903900 Chariton River near Rathbun, IA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 40°49'18.7",   Longitude 92°53'27.5"   NAD83
Appanoose County, Iowa, Hydrologic Unit 10280201
Drainage area: 549 square miles
Datum of gage: 848.16 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2007-10-01  2025-11-01  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- sediment station  1962-10-01  1969-09-29  2540 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1956-10-01  2025-10-31  25230 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second -- below hatchery  1956-10-01  2017-02-20  22057 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius -- sediment station  1968-10-08  1969-09-29  357 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter -- sediment station  1962-10-01  1969-09-29  2546 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day -- sediment station  1962-10-01  1974-09-29  4381 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1956-10-01  2025-06-29 25106 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second -- below hatchery  1956-10-01  2017-02-20 22057 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter -- sediment station  1962-10-01  1969-09-29 2546 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day -- sediment station  1962-10-01  1974-09-29 4381 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1956-10  2025-06  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second -- below hatchery  1956-10  2017-02  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter -- sediment station  1962-10  1969-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day -- sediment station  1962-10  1974-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1957  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second -- below hatchery  1957  2017  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter -- sediment station  1963  1969  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day -- sediment station  1963  1974  
 Peak streamflow 1957-04-05  2024-09-25  68 
 Field measurements 1957-03-21  2025-08-18  703 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1963-03-26  2001-11-19  208 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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