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North Timber Creek in Iowa

Stream14.7 mi
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2 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

North Timber Creek is a 14.7 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Timber Creek near Marshalltown, IA (site 05451700). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1950 to 2027

North Timber Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 100 cfs, and lowest in September, at 15 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,570 cfs, in 1977.

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Typical flow by month at Timber Creek near Marshalltown, IA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January185.3 to 49
February349.4 to 59
March6229 to 134
April7232 to 148
May9542 to 169
June10045 to 190
July6027 to 105
August2410 to 48
September155.6 to 37
October175.6 to 52
November246.6 to 60
December195.7 to 52

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 77 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Timber Creek near Marshalltown, IA (site 05451700). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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