About this river
Elk Creek is a 1.9 mile river near Turkey River Rentals in Iowa. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Turkey River at Garber, IA (site 05412500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1913 to 2026
Elk Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,250 cfs, and lowest in January, at 350 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 52,200 cfs, in 2004.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 350 | 207 to 571 | |
| February | 412 | 260 to 760 | |
| March | 1,170 | 664 to 2,510 | |
| April | 1,250 | 671 to 2,270 | |
| May | 1,090 | 609 to 1,980 | |
| June | 1,045 | 543 to 1,950 | |
| July | 670 | 388 to 1,240 | |
| August | 545 | 307 to 882 | |
| September | 444 | 264 to 745 | |
| October | 424 | 261 to 715 | |
| November | 445 | 273 to 777 | |
| December | 386 | 238 to 588 |
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 107 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Turkey River at Garber, IA (site 05412500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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