USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05487980 White Breast Creek near Dallas, IA
LOCATION - Lat 41°14'47.2", long 93°17'24.5" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.04, T.74 N., R.21 W., Marion County, IA, Hydrologic Unit 07100008, on right bank on upstream side of bridge on 30th Avenue, 2.3 mi northwest of Dallas, 1.0 mi upstream from Kirk Branch, and 22.0 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 333 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Discharge records from October 1962 to current year.
GAGE -
Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 762.95 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to October 29, 2008, at site 1.4 mi downstream at datum 3.62 ft lower.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of June 11, 1962, reached a stage of 28.87 ft, from high-water mark, at datum then in use, discharge about 12,000 ft³/s. Flood of June 6, 1947, may have been slightly higher.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1968-1973.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Daily instantaneous values collected in conjunction with suspended-sediment samples, October 1968 to September 1973.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Daily instantaneous values collected in conjunction with suspended-sediment samples, October 1967 to September 1973.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION AND DISCHARGE: October 1967 to September 1973.