About this river
Cedar River is a 22.1 mile river near River Dock Canoe Rental in Iowa. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cedar River at Vinton, IA (site 05464315). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2009 to 2026
Cedar River typically runs highest in June, at a median 8,170 cfs, and lowest in January, at 1,760 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 86,400 cfs, in 2016.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,760 | 994 to 4,170 | |
| February | 1,880 | 1,150 to 3,890 | |
| March | 5,940 | 3,250 to 10,700 | |
| April | 7,015 | 4,095 to 10,300 | |
| May | 7,530 | 5,110 to 11,700 | |
| June | 8,170 | 5,230 to 12,250 | |
| July | 6,250 | 3,910 to 9,320 | |
| August | 2,840 | 2,110 to 4,650 | |
| September | 2,155 | 1,515 to 4,010 | |
| October | 2,340 | 1,270 to 5,260 | |
| November | 2,195 | 1,470 to 4,855 | |
| December | 1,880 | 1,180 to 4,410 |
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 17 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cedar River at Vinton, IA (site 05464315). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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