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Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Little Cedar River is a 32.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cedar River at Charles City, IA (site 05457700). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1965 to 2026
Little Cedar River typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,045 cfs, and lowest in February, at 238 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 30,500 cfs, in 2008.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 256 | 179 to 356 |
| February | 238 | 186 to 363 |
| March | 713 | 368 to 1,610 |
| April | 1,045 | 552 to 1,955 |
| May | 916 | 529 to 1,690 |
| June | 869 | 455 to 1,615 |
| July | 550 | 328 to 1,070 |
| August | 339 | 242 to 579 |
| September | 313 | 224 to 551 |
| October | 339 | 227 to 685 |
| November | 379 | 226 to 597 |
| December | 306 | 195 to 435 |
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 57 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cedar River at Charles City, IA (site 05457700). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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