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USGS Daily Statistics for the Nation

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USGS 05479000 East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City, IA


Humboldt County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07100003
Latitude  42°43'25", Longitude  94°11'35.7" NAD83
Drainage area 1,308  square miles
Gage datum 1,038.90 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 1940-10-01 -> 2025-09-30)

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
1 239 136 523 1,730 1,250 1,400 1,540 461 398 428 382 320
2 228 136 537 1,690 1,260 1,370 1,450 424 390 435 385 321
3 219 138 557 1,630 1,290 1,360 1,390 410 370 431 383 313
4 203 141 567 1,620 1,330 1,360 1,320 398 361 433 372 304
5 194 149 586 1,610 1,350 1,390 1,230 387 373 450 366 291
6 188 150 627 1,620 1,340 1,400 1,180 376 370 468 365 277
7 182 143 645 1,630 1,320 1,350 1,140 350 350 473 366 263
8 178 141 652 1,620 1,310 1,380 1,120 335 348 478 360 267
9 166 144 662 1,570 1,310 1,360 1,130 324 362 487 346 263
10 160 160 700 1,490 1,280 1,290 1,120 308 356 494 334 252
11 154 169 739 1,440 1,260 1,250 1,120 303 343 495 328 247
12 144 184 793 1,440 1,240 1,280 1,070 308 323 500 329 243
13 140 191 820 1,450 1,240 1,420 990 308 323 493 330 241
14 134 206 900 1,460 1,250 1,520 941 316 318 474 331 259
15 127 216 985 1,460 1,250 1,530 913 358 302 458 332 275
16 123 215 1,060 1,460 1,260 1,550 863 360 311 439 334 279
17 132 233 1,120 1,430 1,290 1,550 820 358 322 422 334 277
18 131 273 1,160 1,390 1,320 1,630 813 350 326 407 345 277
19 136 314 1,180 1,360 1,260 1,660 818 345 333 400 354 270
20 140 382 1,210 1,350 1,220 1,650 789 362 381 399 355 268
21 143 419 1,200 1,350 1,250 1,730 748 369 440 397 363 261
22 144 446 1,200 1,350 1,360 1,650 714 388 454 396 367 248
23 148 451 1,190 1,350 1,400 1,770 697 381 459 406 367 236
24 144 453 1,170 1,330 1,460 1,870 690 426 460 410 359 220
25 143 442 1,180 1,330 1,440 1,830 676 435 458 406 354 217
26 142 453 1,230 1,320 1,430 1,810 648 404 457 400 352 216
27 137 487 1,330 1,290 1,440 1,780 626 373 456 398 348 220
28 135 504 1,430 1,270 1,450 1,700 608 353 444 395 337 231
29 134 719 1,460 1,250 1,460 1,610 574 359 434 389 327 238
30 134   1,500 1,230 1,460 1,580 530 380 428 385 324 249
31 137   1,640   1,430   502 396   383   249