USGS Streamgage 06898000
Thompson River at Davis City, IA
Thompson River at Davis City, IA is USGS streamgage 06898000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10280102. It drains a watershed of about 701 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1885. Typical flow runs near 90.6 cfs in July and 267.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 701 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 908 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10280102
- Coordinates
- 40.64028, -93.80806
- USGS site number
- 06898000
- Records begin
- 1885-08-08 (141 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 108 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.2 | 37.1 | 313.8 | |
| February | 12.4 | 109.4 | 805.6 | |
| March | 35.6 | 227.9 | 1,776.2 | |
| April | 46.7 | 267.3 | 1,789.8 | |
| May | 36.5 | 279 | 2,279.7 | |
| June | 31.1 | 214.6 | 1,814.7 | |
| July | 19.3 | 90.6 | 804.4 | |
| August | 10.8 | 42.7 | 395 | |
| September | 6.7 | 33.7 | 605.7 | |
| October | 4.7 | 26.9 | 386.3 | |
| November | 8.9 | 46.3 | 418 | |
| December | 6.6 | 44.4 | 371.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).