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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
06903400 Chariton River near Chariton, IA
LOCATION - Lat 40°57'07.1", long 93°15'35.6" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 SW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.15, T.71 N., R.21 W., Lucas County, IA, Hydrologic Unit 10280201, on right bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on County Highway S43, 5.0 mi southeast of Chariton, 0.1 mi downstream from Wolf Creek, and 63.2 mi upstream from Iowa-Missouri state line.
DRAINAGE AREA - 182 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Occasional low-flow measurements, water years 1958-1960, 1962, 1964; discharge records from October 1965 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 918.31 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
REMARKS - Accuracy of records is discussed in the annual Station Analysis archived at the USGS IA Water Science Center.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood in March 1960 reached a stage of about 23 ft, discharge about 15,000 ft³/s. Flood of June 5, 1947, reached a stage of 21.65 ft, from high-water mark, discharge 11,000 ft³/s.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1970-1973.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Daily instantaneous values collected in conjunction with suspended-sediment samples, October 1969 to September 1973, records fragmentary.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Daily instantaneous values collected in conjunction with suspended-sediment samples, October 1969 to September 1973, records fragmentary.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION AND DISCHARGE: October 1969 to September 1973.