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USGS Daily Statistics for the Nation

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USGS 05481650 Des Moines River near Saylorville, IA


Polk County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07100004
Latitude  41°40'49.2", Longitude  93°40'03.4" NAD83
Drainage area 5,841  square miles
Gage datum 787.17 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 1977-10-01 -> 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 1,730 930 2,710 6,370 6,640 7,670 8,870 4,000 2,710 2,290 2,320 1,910
2 1,660 924 2,760 6,390 6,690 7,500 8,810 3,830 2,720 2,290 2,370 1,930
3 1,540 936 2,880 6,370 6,860 7,320 8,440 3,680 2,540 2,330 2,320 1,910
4 1,430 918 2,910 6,360 7,130 7,100 8,090 3,590 2,390 2,380 2,280 1,910
5 1,410 925 2,940 6,430 7,240 7,030 7,840 3,480 2,220 2,400 2,220 1,870
6 1,400 946 3,050 6,470 7,250 7,120 7,750 3,360 2,110 2,490 2,200 1,840
7 1,390 965 3,130 6,400 7,190 7,140 7,440 3,240 2,060 2,560 2,300 1,780
8 1,360 930 3,160 6,400 7,030 7,080 7,210 3,200 2,080 2,520 2,210 1,750
9 1,320 912 3,130 6,500 6,920 7,020 7,230 3,090 2,070 2,600 2,060 1,760
10 1,280 912 3,120 6,520 7,020 7,010 7,210 2,990 2,110 2,740 2,090 1,730
11 1,200 977 3,120 6,440 7,150 7,220 7,160 2,900 2,170 2,760 2,050 1,640
12 1,110 1,020 3,360 6,450 7,160 7,410 7,280 2,740 2,190 2,740 2,020 1,590
13 1,020 1,080 3,760 6,560 7,050 7,420 7,420 2,700 2,110 2,670 2,020 1,590
14 984 1,140 4,130 6,640 7,070 7,280 7,320 2,710 1,950 2,680 2,050 1,620
15 979 1,190 4,480 6,650 7,260 7,380 7,110 2,750 1,910 2,720 2,050 1,660
16 978 1,300 4,750 6,700 7,450 7,490 6,750 2,650 1,930 2,680 2,040 1,780
17 959 1,380 4,950 6,690 7,490 7,730 6,380 2,550 1,940 2,630 2,090 1,800
18 922 1,540 5,040 6,700 7,450 7,990 6,320 2,460 1,970 2,560 2,090 1,630
19 933 1,710 5,150 6,730 7,430 8,250 6,220 2,380 1,970 2,530 2,040 1,520
20 932 1,960 5,340 6,760 7,400 8,370 6,060 2,480 2,040 2,470 2,120 1,540
21 946 2,240 5,350 6,690 7,300 8,440 6,020 2,560 2,130 2,450 2,180 1,630
22 943 2,490 5,250 6,760 7,220 8,560 5,790 2,700 2,290 2,430 2,120 1,700
23 958 2,710 5,290 6,880 7,160 8,480 5,590 2,870 2,420 2,400 2,000 1,710
24 974 2,730 5,390 6,960 7,040 8,630 5,500 2,880 2,360 2,470 1,990 1,660
25 979 2,700 5,540 6,980 6,890 8,820 5,390 2,820 2,300 2,470 1,970 1,610
26 911 2,760 5,820 6,880 6,890 8,810 5,340 2,750 2,290 2,370 1,930 1,550
27 954 2,790 6,040 6,740 7,100 8,750 5,190 2,610 2,330 2,320 1,940 1,560
28 909 2,750 6,170 6,710 7,390 8,810 4,730 2,520 2,350 2,250 1,950 1,650
29 870 4,020 6,220 6,740 7,530 8,760 4,480 2,500 2,380 2,260 1,890 1,760
30 885   6,290 6,690 7,580 8,720 4,390 2,600 2,380 2,270 1,880 1,850
31 937   6,370   7,670   4,220 2,630   2,280   1,820