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USGS 05476590 Des Moines River at Emmetsburg, IA


Palo Alto County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07100002
Latitude  43°07'35.3", Longitude  94°42'26" NAD83
Drainage area 1,672  square miles
Gage datum 1,196.29 feet above NAVD88
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00060, Discharge, cubic feet per second,
Day of
month		 Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s   (Calculation Period 2011-10-01 -> 2026-09-30)

Calculation period restricted by USGS staff due to special conditions at/near site
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 376 242 545 1,880 2,120 2,550 3,000 715 362 644 679 518
2 352 233 527 1,820 2,250 2,500 2,890 661 343 688 659 549
3 342 226 525 1,810 2,310 2,430 2,820 610 337 705 636 526
4 341 224 573 1,780 2,240 2,430 2,710 564 341 707 619 509
5 330 225 712 1,740 2,160 2,400 2,600 531 448 803 602 504
6 320 220 720 1,680 2,110 2,300 2,540 513 467 925 589 497
7 323 220 755 1,610 2,080 2,170 2,430 499 441 981 573 462
8 319 215 761 1,570 2,090 2,050 2,350 478 409 1,000 551 426
9 297 209 813 1,530 2,090 1,980 2,330 459 386 997 529 406
10 270 205 892 1,530 2,120 1,920 2,290 447 364 1,020 522 411
11 255 203 890 1,550 2,130 1,850 2,210 432 351 1,040 497 410
12 247 227 853 1,580 2,160 1,790 2,110 410 360 1,030 490 405
13 260 243 847 1,610 2,240 1,730 1,990 387 377 1,010 483 426
14 272 240 1,050 1,640 2,260 1,680 1,900 371 411 989 506 476
15 268 236 1,210 1,630 2,180 1,750 1,790 356 405 963 511 547
16 259 238 1,300 1,600 2,090 1,850 1,680 341 435 940 501 555
17 250 239 1,290 1,590 2,080 2,050 1,640 342 447 916 504 538
18 234 247 1,260 1,620 2,190 2,140 1,650 409 465 890 519 510
19 231 255 1,240 1,640 2,150 2,240 1,550 541 505 863 547 475
20 238 327 1,320 1,640 2,140 2,280 1,450 553 718 825 554 461
21 252 385 1,360 1,660 2,200 2,430 1,380 585 851 794 553 447
22 264 397 1,420 1,700 2,230 2,640 1,270 619 887 791 566 443
23 272 399 1,570 1,750 2,220 3,300 1,190 573 894 776 560 451
24 266 404 1,730 1,770 2,250 3,480 1,150 521 852 752 541 441
25 252 385 1,820 1,830 2,350 3,400 1,110 483 810 739 546 437
26 242 370 1,840 1,850 2,390 3,310 1,050 454 768 752 531 460
27 238 369 1,820 1,840 2,400 3,310 1,000 442 734 780 509 495
28 240 421 1,830 1,920 2,420 3,250 948 441 705 771 480 549
29 235 1,160 1,870 2,010 2,470 3,180 908 431 684 764 475 487
30 238   1,960 2,030 2,460 3,090 851 395 666 734 498 436
31 237   1,930   2,510   784 370   702   412