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Peak Streamflow for the Nation

USGS 05470000 South Skunk River near Ames, IA

Story County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07080105
Latitude  42°03'59.7", Longitude  93°37'12.9" NAD83
Drainage area 315  square miles
Gage datum 888.73 feet above NAVD88
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Water
Year		 Date Gage
Height
(feet)		 Stream-
flow
(cfs)
1921 1921-09-17 9.20 3,540
1922 1922-02-23 9.00 3,370
1923 1923-03-28 6.22 1,670
1924 1924-06-28 8.21 3,010
1925 1925-08-07 5.00 905
1926 1926-09-19 8.26 3,120
1927 1927-02-05 7.40 2,460
1930 1929-11-24 11.20 5,2307
1933 1933-04-01 6.47 1,990
1934 1934-01-22 5.391 6002
1935 1935-03-05 9.00 3,490
1936 1936-03-10 7.70 2,580
1937 1937-03-06 8.401 3,0002
1938 1938-05-04 8.30 2,890
1939 1939-03-14 10.501 3,2302
1940 1940-08-13 7.30 2,320
1941 1941-09-08 8.60 3,050
1942 1942-09-14 8.10 2,530
1943 1943-07-31 10.30 4,500
1944 1944-05-20 13.90 8,060
1945 1945-06-02 9.70 4,010
1946 1946-02-05 7.10 2,270
1947 1947-06-13 11.95 6,550
1948 1948-03-19 7.35 2,620
1949 1949-03-04 10.521 3,0002
1950 1950-03-07 8.86 3,820
1951 1951-03-29 10.90 5,320
1952 1952-07-09 5.73 1,630
1953 1953-05-01 4.71 980
1954 1954-06-10 13.66 8,630
1955 1954-10-15 5.22 1,340
1956 1956-09-04 3.49 376
1957 1957-06-16 8.28 3,540
1958 1958-07-04 7.85 3,150
1959 1959-05-31 5.83 1,720
1960 1960-03-30 10.33 6,210
1961 1961-02-23 5.71 1,990
1962 1962-07-14 9.02 4,300
1963 1963-04-30 5.65 1,820
1964 1964-06-22 5.91 2,170
1965 1965-04-06 9.43 5,260
1966 1966-02-09 6.921 2,9002
1967 1967-06-08 6.63 2,790
1968 1968-06-25 8.74 4,890
1969 1969-07-10 8.49 4,380
1970 1970-05-13 5.10 1,330
1971 1971-02-20 7.672 3,660
1972 1972-08-07 6.922 3,030
1973 1973-04-16 7.302 3,340
1974 1974-06-23 9.61 5,780
1975 1975-06-28 9.98 5,230
1976 1976-06-14 7.54 3,580
1977 1977-08-16 9.46 5,300
1978 1978-09-14 5.93 2,240
1979 1979-03-19 9.13 4,980
1980 1980-06-14 6.54 2,720
1981 1981-06-25 5.61 1,880
1982 1982-07-19 7.53 3,490
1983 1983-07-03 9.43 5,150
1984 1984-06-13 9.19 5,020
1985 1985-03-04 5.75 1,980
1986 1986-06-30 8.11 4,040
1987 1987-07-12 6.84 3,040
1988 1987-11-29 3.98 565
1989 1989-03-10 4.981 3702
1990 1990-06-17 11.84 6,600
1991 1991-06-04 8.73 4,700
1992 1992-07-16 6.00 2,350
1993 1993-08-16 14.23 11,200
1994 1994-06-07 6.20 2,340
1995 1995-05-10 5.48 1,640
1996 1996-06-17 15.89 14,0002,7
1997 1997-02-20   2,0802
1998 1998-06-18 8.70 4,760
1999 1999-06-11 6.98 3,630
2000 2000-06-14 4.51 906
2001 2001-05-22 5.752 1,990
2002 2002-05-13 4.56 1,070
2003 2003-07-10 5.92 2,030
2004 2004-05-25 9.24 2,520
2005 2005-05-14 8.59 2,310
2006 2006-09-11 9.45 3,330
2007 2007-04-26 14.82 6,510
2008 2008-06-09 16.93 11,000
2009 2009-03-09 10.48 4,560
2010 2010-08-11 19.04 14,800
2011 2011-04-27 7.03 1,620
2012 2012-05-03 5.07 730
2013 2013-05-28 13.30 6,740
2014 2014-07-01 16.612 9,250
2015 2015-08-29 16.93 11,200
2016 2015-12-15 13.00 6,420
2017 2017-05-20 7.462 1,890
2018 2018-09-06 11.10 4,380
2019 2019-03-14 13.97 6,740
2020 2020-05-29 9.65 3,260
2021 2021-03-05 4.83 455
2022 2022-06-15 11.262 4,210
2023 2023-02-28 9.27 2,910
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