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USGS 05470000 South Skunk River near Ames, IA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 42°03'59.7",   Longitude 93°37'12.9"   NAD83
Story County, Iowa, Hydrologic Unit 07080105
Drainage area: 315 square miles
Datum of gage: 888.73 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1986-10-01  2026-01-18  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1920-07-28  2026-01-17  35779 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1920-07-28  2025-12-15 35746 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1920-07  2025-12  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1920  2026  
 Peak streamflow 1921-09-17  2025-08-10  101 
 Field measurements 1919-10-05  2025-12-16  1013 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1901-01-01  2019-07-31  182 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2025  20 
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OPERATION:
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