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Streamflow Measurements for the Nation

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USGS 05479500 Des Moines River near Fort Dodge, IA


Webster County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07100004
Latitude  42°30'43", Longitude  94°12'15" NAD83
Drainage area 3,753  square miles
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Meas.
Number
  Date       Time Time
Datum
Measurement
Used?
  Who Measuring
Agency
Stream
flow
(ft3/s)
Gage
Height
(ft)
GH
Change
(ft)
Meas.
Duration
(hr)
Meas.
Rated
  Control Flow
Adjust.
Code
 
Channel
Number
Channel
Name
Meas.
type
 
Stream
flow
method
 
Velocity
method
 
Channel
flow
(ft3/s)
Channel
width
(ft)
Channel
area
(ft2)
Channel
vel.
(ft/s)
Channel
stability
 
Channel
material
 
Channel
evenness
 
Long.
vel.
desc.
 
Horz.
vel.
desc.
 
Vert.
vel.
desc.
 
Channel
loc.
code
 
Channel
loc.
dist.(ft)
61913-10-14 16:35CSTYesSBSUSGS1582.20-0.01 UnspecifiedClearNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno1581682280.69UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
51913-09-05 16:55CSTYesBJPUSGS2541.580.00 UnspecifiedClearNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno2541712391.06UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
41913-09-05 09:45CSTYesBJPUSGS2.641.600.04 UnspecifiedClearNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno2.641712421.09UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
31912-11-06 16:10CSTYesSBS/--LUSGS1021.320.01 UnspecifiedClearNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno1021602000.51UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
21912-11-06 11:00CSTYesSBS/--LUSGS71.51.190.00 UnspecifiedClearNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno71.516894.70.76UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
11912-04-27 07:40CSTYesJBHUSGS10202.620.00 Unspecified NONE1Imported Channel 1UNSPother 1020 UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP