About this river
Rapid Creek is a 4.4 mile stream near SOKO Outfitters in Iowa. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Rapid Creek near Iowa City, IA (site 05454000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1938 to 2026
Rapid Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 16 cfs, and lowest in September, at 1.1 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,750 cfs, in 2016.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.3 | 0.9 to 9.7 | |
| February | 5.5 | 2.6 to 12 | |
| March | 15 | 6.2 to 30 | |
| April | 16 | 7.6 to 31 | |
| May | 15 | 6.9 to 31 | |
| June | 12 | 4.8 to 28 | |
| July | 6.9 | 2.0 to 14 | |
| August | 1.8 | 0.5 to 7.2 | |
| September | 1.1 | 0.1 to 5.3 | |
| October | 1.6 | 0.3 to 7.9 | |
| November | 4.2 | 0.7 to 11 | |
| December | 4.3 | 0.7 to 11 |
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 89 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rapid Creek near Iowa City, IA (site 05454000). 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 Rapid Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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