About this river
Skunk River is a 5.6 mile river near River Basin Canoe & Kayak in Iowa. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Skunk River at Augusta, IA (site 05474000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1915 to 2026
Skunk River typically runs highest in May, at a median 2,890 cfs, and lowest in October, at 450 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 62,600 cfs, in 1973.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 582 | 204 to 1,500 | |
| February | 1,090 | 407 to 2,890 | |
| March | 2,630 | 1,200 to 5,940 | |
| April | 2,540 | 1,340 to 5,320 | |
| May | 2,890 | 1,310 to 5,840 | |
| June | 2,805 | 1,195 to 6,375 | |
| July | 1,470 | 715 to 3,230 | |
| August | 707 | 378 to 1,550 | |
| September | 474 | 224 to 1,325 | |
| October | 450 | 175 to 1,700 | |
| November | 731 | 254 to 1,650 | |
| December | 573 | 185 to 1,600 |
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 112 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Skunk River at Augusta, IA (site 05474000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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