About this river
Prairie Creek is a 7.6 mile stream near Maquoketa River Rental in Iowa. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Maquoketa River near Maquoketa, IA (site 05418500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1914 to 2026
Prairie Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,210 cfs, and lowest in January, at 548 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 45,900 cfs, in 2002.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 548 | 344 to 807 | |
| February | 670 | 410 to 1,000 | |
| March | 1,210 | 721 to 1,970 | |
| April | 1,100 | 699 to 1,790 | |
| May | 1,050 | 640 to 1,660 | |
| June | 1,090 | 654 to 1,980 | |
| July | 800 | 502 to 1,350 | |
| August | 642 | 452 to 981 | |
| September | 601 | 409 to 957 | |
| October | 568 | 410 to 900 | |
| November | 620 | 406 to 969 | |
| December | 570 | 360 to 875 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 113 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Maquoketa River near Maquoketa, IA (site 05418500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Prairie Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Maquoketa City AccessMaquoketa RiverPublic
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