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West Nodaway River in Iowa

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West Nodaway River is a 33.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Nodaway River at Clarinda, IA (site 06817000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1919 to 2026

West Nodaway River typically runs highest in May, at a median 353 cfs, and lowest in October, at 58 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 42,200 cfs, in 2014.

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Typical flow by month at Nodaway River at Clarinda, IA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January6227 to 160
February10846 to 252
March23794 to 535
April251104 to 606
May353108 to 903
June343131 to 856
July17779 to 335
August8847 to 183
September6537 to 185
October5832 to 172
November6740 to 179
December6032 to 137

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 96 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Nodaway River at Clarinda, IA (site 06817000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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