USGS Surface Water for USA: Peak Streamflow

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Peak Streamflow for the Nation

Water Year	Date	Gage Height (feet)	Stream- flow (cfs)
1973	1973-04-22	12.43	1,990
1974	1974-06-23	13.11	2,850
1975	1975-02-23	11.09	1,500
1976	1976-02-17	12.37	2,270
1977	1977-05-06	11.87	1,930
1978	1978-08-02	12.36	2,220
1979	1979-03-05	14.03	4,030
1980	1980-03-31	9.72	918
1981	1981-08-16	11.76	1,820
1982	1982-07-04	13.23	2,940
1983	1983-05-03	12.49	2,310
1984	1984-05-26	13.12	2,830
1985	1985-02-24	13.85	3,760
1986	1985-11-20	12.79	2,000
1987	1986-12-02	9.71	870
1988	1987-12-28	10.91	1,360
1989	1989-05-26	12.73	2,210
1990	1990-05-16	14.14	2,740²
1991	1990-12-30	13.83	2,530²
1992	1992-07-31	14.24	2,850
1993	1993-01-05	13.76	2,490
1994	1994-04-12	15.39	3,840
1995	1995-05-19	14.25	2,420
1996	1996-05-09	14.10	2,720
1997	1997-02-27	12.54	1,770
1998	1998-05-04	13.01	2,030
1999	1999-01-23	11.39	1,270
2000	2000-05-28	11.69	1,270
2001	2001-02-25	12.54	1,770
2002	2002-05-13	15.25	3,980
2003	2003-07-10	10.57	1,020
2004	2004-03-27	13.00	2,140
2005	2005-01-14	14.40	3,140
2006	2006-03-12	11.29	1,230
2007	2007-01-15	12.10	1,550
2008	2008-06-07	15.75	3,550
2009	2008-12-28	13.93	2,720
2010	2009-11-18	13.30	2,280
2011	2011-04-28	11.93	1,500
2012	2012-05-08	6.16	311
2013	2013-04-19	14.67	3,300
2014	2014-02-21	13.10	2,150
2015	2015-06-27	11.46	1,290
2016	2015-12-29	15.82	4,120
2017	2017-05-01	11.84	1,300
2018	2018-02-21	11.49	1,210
2019	2019-01-01	12.35	1,570
2020	2020-01-12	13.80	2,180
2021	2021-06-29	12.21	1,410
2022	2022-02-17	12.39	1,460
2023	2023-05-08	11.35	1,170

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