HUC 08 Sub-Basin Morphometric Statistics

Sub-Basin (HUC 08) Name: Maquoketa

Sub-Basin (HUC 08) Number: 07060006

Total Drainage Area (sq mi): 1871.09

Basin Length (mi): 95.45

Basin Perimeter (mi): 306.34

Average Basin Slope (%): 5.96

Basin Relief (ft): 662.11

Effective Basin Width (mi): 19.6

Shape Factor: 4.87

Elongation Ratio: 0.51

Rotundity of Basin: 3.82

Compactness Ratio: 2

Relative Relief (ft / mi): 2.16

Main Channel Length (mi): 151.15

Total Stream Length (mi): 3120.53

Main Channel Slope (ft / mi): 3.82

Main Channel Sinuosity Ratio: 1.58

Stream Density (mi/sq mi): 1.67

Main Channel Slope Proportion: 77.37

Ruggedness Number (ft / mi): 1104.25

Slope Ratio: 0.64

Number of First Order Streams: 1400

Basin Stream Order: 6

Drainage Frequency (# / sq mi): 0.75

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