# # U.S. Geological Survey # National Water Information System # Retrieved: 2024-11-22 01:15:45 EST # # ---------------------------------- WARNING ---------------------------------------- # Some of the data that you have obtained from this U.S. Geological Survey database # may not have received Director's approval. Any such data values are qualified # as provisional and are subject to revision. Provisional data are released on the # condition that neither the USGS nor the United States Government may be held liable # for any damages resulting from its use. # # More data may be available offline. # For more information on these data, contact USGS Water Data Inquiries. # This file contains the annual peak streamflow data. # # This information includes the following fields: # # agency_cd Agency Code # site_no USGS station number # peak_dt Date of peak streamflow (format YYYY-MM-DD) # peak_tm Time of peak streamflow (24 hour format, 00:00 - 23:59) # peak_va Annual peak streamflow value in cfs # peak_cd Peak Discharge-Qualification codes (see explanation below) # gage_ht Gage height for the associated peak streamflow in feet # gage_ht_cd Gage height qualification codes # year_last_pk Peak streamflow reported is the highest since this year # ag_dt Date of maximum gage-height for water year (if not concurrent with peak) # ag_tm Time of maximum gage-height for water year (if not concurrent with peak # ag_gage_ht maximum Gage height for water year in feet (if not concurrent with peak # ag_gage_ht_cd maximum Gage height code # # Sites in this file include: # USGS 05476500 Des Moines River at Estherville, IA # # Peak Streamflow-Qualification Codes(peak_cd): # 1 ... Discharge is a Maximum Daily Average # 2 ... Discharge is an Estimate # 3 ... Discharge affected by Dam Failure # 4 ... Discharge less than indicated value, # which is Minimum Recordable Discharge at this site # 5 ... Discharge affected to unknown degree by # Regulation or Diversion # 6 ... Discharge affected by Regulation or Diversion # 7 ... Discharge is an Historic Peak # 8 ... Discharge actually greater than indicated value # 9 ... Discharge due to Snowmelt, Hurricane, # Ice-Jam or Debris Dam breakup # A ... Year of occurrence is unknown or not exact # Bd ... Day of occurrence is unknown or not exact # Bm ... Month of occurrence is unknown or not exact # C ... All or part of the record affected by Urbanization, # Mining, Agricultural changes, Channelization, or other # F ... Peak supplied by another agency # O ... Opportunistic value not from systematic data collection # R ... Revised # # Gage height qualification codes(gage_ht_cd,ag_gage_ht_cd): # 1 ... Gage height affected by backwater # 2 ... Gage height not the maximum for the year # 3 ... Gage height at different site and(or) datum # 4 ... Gage height below minimum recordable elevation # 5 ... Gage height is an estimate # 6 ... Gage datum changed during this year # 7 ... Debris, mud, or hyper-concentrated flow # 8 ... Gage height tidally affected # Bd ... Day of occurrence is unknown or not exact # Bm ... Month of occurrence is unknown or not exact # F ... Peak supplied by another agency # R ... Revised # # agency_cd site_no peak_dt peak_tm peak_va peak_cd gage_ht gage_ht_cd year_last_pk ag_dt ag_tm ag_gage_ht ag_gage_ht_cd 5s 15s 10d 6s 8s 33s 8s 27s 4s 10d 6s 8s 27s USGS 05476500 1952-04-06 4880 11.82 USGS 05476500 1953-06-08 10800 15.53 USGS 05476500 1954-03-19 1380 5.67 USGS 05476500 1955-03-12 752 4.37 USGS 05476500 1956-04-04 370 3.42 USGS 05476500 1957-06-24 1200 5.33 USGS 05476500 1958-04-07 404 3.51 USGS 05476500 1959-06-01 3040 10.04 USGS 05476500 1960-04-05 4040 10.79 USGS 05476500 1961-03-25 5350 12.03 USGS 05476500 1962-04-06 5610 12.22 USGS 05476500 1963-07-19 2090 7.35 USGS 05476500 1964-05-07 1660 6.24 USGS 05476500 1965-04-10 10200 15.61 USGS 05476500 1966-02-10 1400 2 6.18 1 USGS 05476500 1967-04-04 1320 5.69 USGS 05476500 1968-07-28 676 4.09 USGS 05476500 1969-04-12 16000 17.68 USGS 05476500 1970-04-08 1500 6.08 USGS 05476500 1971-04-01 3780 10.54 USGS 05476500 1972-03-19 1520 6.22 USGS 05476500 1973-03-14 1800 2 7.06 1 USGS 05476500 1974-06-10 1390 5.87 USGS 05476500 1975-04-26 2320 8.01 USGS 05476500 1976-03-13 1060 2 5.43 1 USGS 05476500 1977-03-19 380 2 3.35 2 1977-03-12 3.37 1 USGS 05476500 1978-04-24 2140 1 7.58 USGS 05476500 1979-08-27 4000 10.99 USGS 05476500 1979-11-09 2920 9.21 USGS 05476500 1981-06-15 1530 6.23 USGS 05476500 1982-03-23 1410 5.86 USGS 05476500 1983-07-06 5970 12.66 USGS 05476500 1984-04-14 8570 14.30 USGS 05476500 1985-04-30 2930 8.77 USGS 05476500 1986-09-28 4570 11.27 USGS 05476500 1987-04-02 2370 7.70 USGS 05476500 1988-04-28 1020 4.72 USGS 05476500 1989-03-29 915 4.50 USGS 05476500 1990-06-19 1290 5.28 USGS 05476500 1991-06-11 4120 11.11 USGS 05476500 1992-03-07 2790 8.59 USGS 05476500 1993-06-30 9330 15.38 USGS 05476500 1994-06-19 3370 9.95 2 1994-03-06 10.10 1 USGS 05476500 2017-05-23 21:15 8.01 USGS 05476500 2018-07-09 14:15 14.89 USGS 05476500 2019-03-25 06:45 15.24 USGS 05476500 2020-03-09 11:30 10.78 USGS 05476500 2021-04-13 14:45 3.80 USGS 05476500 2022-06-15 13:45 7.84 USGS 05476500 2023-04-21 19:30 9.04