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Little Turkey River in Iowa

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5 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Little Turkey River is a 36.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Turkey River near Eldorado, IA (site 05411850). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2000 to 2026

Little Turkey River typically runs highest in May, at a median 769 cfs, and lowest in January, at 153 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 35,600 cfs, in 2008.

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Typical flow by month at Turkey River near Eldorado, IA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January153100 to 315
February171118 to 261
March543263 to 1,160
April687412 to 1,315
May769471 to 1,260
June650415 to 1,220
July424229 to 749
August265161 to 405
September181131 to 415
October179117 to 503
November201122 to 372
December165110 to 248

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 26 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Turkey River near Eldorado, IA (site 05411850). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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