HUC 08 Sub-Basin Morphometric Statistics

Sub-Basin (HUC 08) Name: Upper Iowa

Sub-Basin (HUC 08) Number: 07080207

Total Drainage Area (sq mi): 1457.01

Basin Length (mi): 92.36

Basin Perimeter (mi): 324.83

Average Basin Slope (%): 2.14

Basin Relief (ft): 464.89

Effective Basin Width (mi): 15.78

Shape Factor: 5.85

Elongation Ratio: 0.47

Rotundity of Basin: 4.6

Compactness Ratio: 2.4

Relative Relief (ft / mi): 1.43

Main Channel Length (mi): 140.74

Total Stream Length (mi): 1376.69

Main Channel Slope (ft / mi): 2.72

Main Channel Sinuosity Ratio: 1.52

Stream Density (mi/sq mi): 0.94

Main Channel Slope Proportion: 85.36

Ruggedness Number (ft / mi): 439.27

Slope Ratio: 1.27

Number of First Order Streams: 461

Basin Stream Order: 0

Drainage Frequency (# / sq mi): 0.32

You can find more information on these parameters and how they were calculated here.