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USGS 05476500 Des Moines River at Estherville, IA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 43°23'57.3",   Longitude 94°50'45.6"   NAD83
Emmet County, Iowa, Hydrologic Unit 07100002
Drainage area: 1,372 square miles
Datum of gage: 1,247.62 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1986-10-01  2026-01-20  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1951-10-01  1995-05-11  15929 
    Gage height, feet  2009-03-01  2026-01-16  4454 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1951-10-01  1995-05-11 15929 
    Gage height, feet  2009-03-01  2025-11-30 4414 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1951-10  1995-05  
    Gage height, feet  2009-03  2025-11  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1952  1995  
    Gage height, feet  2009  2026  
 Peak streamflow 1952-04-06  2025-07-05  52 
 Field measurements 1951-04-07  2023-04-19  634 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1969-10-03  2001-12-04  146 
 Water-Year Summary 2009  2025  17 
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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