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 USGS Station 05480500
DES MOINES RIVER AT FORT DODGE, IA

DES MOINES RIVER BASIN

Latitude: 42^30'22"; Longitude: 94^12'04"
Hydrologic Unit Code: 07100004
Drainage area: 4,190 square miles.
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Summary of Monthly Flows (1961-90)for Station 05480500

                                           MEDIAN   
                     25             75     CUMU-    
                   QUAR            QUAR-   LATIVE   
PERIOD      AVG.    ILE   MEDIAN   TILE    RUNOFF   
           (cfs)   (cfs)   (cfs)   (cfs)   (inch)   
-------------------------------------------------
OCT.	    1156     156     453    1530    0.12
NOV.	    1069     211     568    1967    0.28
DEC.	     707     160     372     981    0.36
OCT-DEC	     977     212     439    1550
CALYEAR	    1804     810    1311    2954

JAN.	     399     112     182     586    0.40
FEB.	     657     116     277     703    0.47
MAR.	    2621     743    1454    3715    1.14
JAN-MAR	    1225     314     795    1705
OCT-MAR	    1101     302     702    1810

APR.	    4462    1032    3142    6067    2.64
MAY	    2950    1209    2251    4257    3.21
JUNE	    2941    1300    2075    4071    3.82
APR-JUN	    3451    1651    2405    4666

JULY	    2164     599    1357    3103    4.02
AUG.	    1009     297     595    1292    4.15
SEP.	    1119     167     514    1526    4.22
JUL-SEP	    1430     473    1059    1884
APR-SEP	    2440    1281    1792    3343

WATYEAR	    1773     839    1304    2473

Extreme High and Low Monthly and Daily Average Flows for Station 05480500

                    SECOND     THIRD                             SECOND     THIRD                
        MON.  HI.  MON.  HI.  MON.  HI.  DAILY  HI.  MON.  LO.  MON.  LO.  MON.  LO.  DAILY  LO. 
       ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------  
        FLOW  YR.  FLOW  YR.  FLOW  YR.  FLOW   YR.  FLOW  YR.  FLOW  YR.  FLOW  YR.  FLOW   YR. 
PERIOD  (cfs)      (cfs)      (cfs)      (cfs)       (cfs)      (cfs)      (cfs)      (cfs)      
------ ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
OCT.	6120.   87 4562.   83 3160.   69 11200.  87 32.80   57 42.70   59 48.80   77 26.     57 
NOV.	4447.   83 4059.   80 2840.   74 7430.   74 54.50   59 62.10   77 67.20   56 14.     56 
DEC.	3698.   83 2160.   74 2103.   80 5990.   83 34.70   77 41.     59 44.20   56 20.     90 
JAN.	2257.   83 1680.   16 1196.   73 3970.   83 24.     77 33.50   59 42.70   57 20.     57 
FEB.	4352.   84 4225.   83 4150.   15 13000.  84 35.50   59 37.80   50 43.80   56 26.     57 
MAR.	11073.  83 8099.   73 6926.   86 20000.  61 141.    68 217.    64 280.    90 35.     57 
APR.	15794.  65 13277.  69 13257.  83 35100.  65 238.    68 245.