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Soldier River in Iowa

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Around Soldier River

10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Soldier River is a 51.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Soldier River at Pisgah, IA (site 06608500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1941 to 2026

Soldier River typically runs highest in June, at a median 164 cfs, and lowest in January, at 51 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 21,500 cfs, in 2019.

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Typical flow by month at Soldier River at Pisgah, IA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January5127 to 110
February8539 to 156
March13872 to 237
April11860 to 227
May13762 to 270
June16470 to 328
July11660 to 252
August8241 to 184
September6332 to 159
October5732 to 139
November6436 to 132
December5830 to 113

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 86 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Soldier River at Pisgah, IA (site 06608500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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