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<br />Table 3.--C.haracterist.ics...Jl.L.maltimum_i.lQ.s:~s1~L.4.t.-_(]aa:lnQ stations in Iowa
<br />I MS, mainstem station; H, historical flood;. ratio of maximum flood to IOO-year computed flood
<br />
<br />81 te
<br />num-
<br />ber
<br />
<br />Sta-
<br />tion
<br />numbe r
<br />
<br />8
<br />9
<br />10
<br />11
<br />13
<br />
<br />05387500
<br />05388000
<br />05388250
<br />05388400
<br />05388500
<br />
<br />14
<br />15
<br />16
<br />23
<br />24
<br />
<br />05388600
<br />05388700
<br />05389000
<br />05411530
<br />05411600
<br />05411650
<br />05411700
<br />05412000
<br />05412500
<br />05414350
<br />
<br />25
<br />26
<br />27
<br />28
<br />33
<br />
<br />'"
<br />'"
<br />
<br />3 4 0 5414400
<br />35 05414450
<br />36 05414500
<br />37 05414600
<br />40 05417000
<br />
<br />41 05417530
<br />42 05417590
<br />43 05417700
<br />44 05418500
<br />46 05420560
<br />
<br />47 05420600
<br />48 05420620
<br />49 05420640
<br />50 05420650
<br />51 05420690
<br />
<br />52 05420850
<br />53 05420960
<br />54 05421000
<br />55 05421100
<br />S6 05421200
<br />
<br />57 05421300
<br />58 05421400
<br />59 05421500
<br />60 05421550
<br />61 05421600
<br />
<br />.
<br />
<br />Station name
<br />
<br />Upper Iowa River at Oecorah
<br />upper Iowa River near Decorah
<br />Upper Iowa River near Dorchester
<br />Wexford Creek near Haroers Ferrv
<br />Paint Creek at waterviile .
<br />
<br />Paint Creek near Waterville
<br />Little Paint Creek trib near Waterville
<br />Yellow River at Ion
<br />North Branch Turkey River near Cresco
<br />Turkey River at Spillville
<br />
<br />Crane Creek tributary near Saratoga
<br />Crane Creek near Lourdes
<br />Turkey River at Elkader
<br />Turkey River at Garber
<br />Little Maquoketa River near Graf
<br />M Fk L Maquoketa River near Rickardsville
<br />N Fk L Maquoketa River near Rickardsville
<br />Little Maquoketa River near Durango
<br />Little Maquoketa River trib at Dubuque
<br />Maquoketa River near Manchester
<br />Plum Creek near Earlville
<br />Kitty Creek near Langworthy
<br />Bear Creek near Monmouth
<br />Maquoketa River near Maquoketa
<br />Wapsipinicon River near Elroa
<br />
<br />L wapsipinicon River trib near Riceville
<br />Little Wapsipinicon River near Acme
<br />Little Wapsipinicon River at Elma
<br />L Wapsipinicon River near New Hampton
<br />East Pk Wapsipinicon River at New Hampton
<br />Little Wapsipinicon River near Or an
<br />Harter Creek near Independence
<br />Wapsipinicon River at Independence
<br />Pine Creek tributary near Winthrop
<br />Pine Creek near Winthrop
<br />
<br />Pine Creek tributary No. 2 at Winthrop
<br />Wapsipinicon River at Central City
<br />Wapsipinicon River at Stone City
<br />Buffalo Creek above Winthrop
<br />Buffalo Creek near Winthrop
<br />
<br />.
<br />
<br />t1ydrologic
<br />region
<br />
<br />3
<br />3
<br />3
<br />2
<br />2
<br />2
<br />2
<br />2
<br />2
<br />3
<br />
<br />2
<br />2
<br />2
<br />MS
<br />2
<br />2
<br />2
<br />2
<br />2
<br />3
<br />3
<br />3
<br />3
<br />3
<br />3
<br />3
<br />3
<br />3
<br />3
<br />3
<br />2
<br />3
<br />3
<br />3
<br />2
<br />
<br />Years
<br />of
<br />record
<br />
<br />1
<br />3
<br />3
<br />2
<br />2
<br />
<br />Drainage
<br />area, in
<br />square
<br />mil es
<br />
<br />32
<br />29
<br />9
<br />31
<br />21
<br />
<br />511.00
<br />568.00
<br />770.00
<br />11.90
<br />42.80
<br />56.00
<br />1.09
<br />221.00
<br />19.50
<br />177.00
<br />
<br />32
<br />31
<br />17
<br />19
<br />24
<br />
<br />23
<br />32
<br />10
<br />64
<br />34
<br />
<br />4.06
<br />75.80
<br />891.00
<br />1,545.00
<br />39.60
<br />
<br />31
<br />33
<br />49
<br />34
<br />52
<br />19
<br />19
<br />19
<br />71
<br />26
<br />32
<br />32
<br />32
<br />19
<br />18
<br />19
<br />12
<br />51
<br />33
<br />35
<br />32
<br />11
<br />12
<br />28
<br />22
<br />
<br />30.20
<br />21.60
<br />130.00
<br />1. 54
<br />305.00
<br />41.10
<br />14.40
<br />61. 30
<br />1,553000
<br />95.20
<br />
<br />.90
<br />7.76
<br />37 .30
<br />95.00
<br />30.30
<br />
<br />94.10
<br />6.17
<br />1,048.00
<br />.33
<br />28.30
<br />.70
<br />1,263.00
<br />1,324.00
<br />68.20
<br />71.40
<br />
<br />Year
<br />
<br />1941 H
<br />1941
<br />1941
<br />1918
<br />1951 H
<br />
<br />1974
<br />1959
<br />1941
<br />1969
<br />1947 H
<br />
<br />1962
<br />1962
<br />1933
<br />1922
<br />1951
<br />
<br />1972
<br />1972
<br />1972
<br />1972
<br />1925 H
<br />1981
<br />1981
<br />1965
<br />1944
<br />1974
<br />
<br />1962
<br />1962
<br />1962
<br />1969
<br />1969
<br />
<br />1974
<br />1962
<br />1968
<br />1968
<br />1968
<br />1968
<br />1947
<br />1892 H
<br />1968
<br />1968
<br />
<br />Maximum flood
<br />
<br />Discharge,
<br />in
<br />cubic feet
<br />per second
<br />
<br />28,500
<br />28,500
<br />30,400
<br />8: 100
<br />9,100
<br />
<br />19,000
<br />480
<br />21,200
<br />4,440
<br />10,000
<br />
<br />1,830
<br />11 , 900
<br />23,800
<br />32,300
<br />7,220
<br />
<br />23,000
<br />7,180
<br />40,000
<br />1,250
<br />25,400
<br />
<br />4,000
<br />5,000
<br />7,340
<br />48,000
<br />10,100
<br />
<br />703
<br />2,380
<br />5,740
<br />9,200
<br />1l,000
<br />
<br />6,200
<br />2,280
<br />26,800
<br />334
<br />24,200
<br />
<br />570
<br />22,500
<br />32,000
<br />14,100
<br />14,800
<br />
<br />Recurrence
<br />interval,
<br />in years
<br />
<br />1.3 *
<br />1.2 *
<br />1.1 *
<br />1.6 .
<br />1.1 *
<br />
<br />2.0 *
<br />18
<br />40
<br />24
<br />34
<br />
<br />26
<br />45
<br />31
<br />95
<br />32
<br />
<br />2.7 *
<br />100
<br />2.1 *
<br />44
<br />1. 5 *
<br />
<br />24
<br />1.6 .
<br />100
<br />1. 2 *
<br />25
<br />19
<br />18
<br />18
<br />100
<br />1.3 .
<br />
<br />23
<br />25
<br />33
<br />21
<br />300 .
<br />
<br />16
<br />13
<br />38
<br />100
<br />1.1 .
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