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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
North Skunk River is a 62.1 mile river near Sup Red Rock in Iowa. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge North Skunk River near Sigourney, IA (site 05472500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1946 to 2026
North Skunk River typically runs highest in May, at a median 502 cfs, and lowest in October, at 62 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 23,200 cfs, in 1960.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 117 | 31 to 270 |
| February | 159 | 71 to 400 |
| March | 422 | 185 to 993 |
| April | 427 | 199 to 904 |
| May | 502 | 217 to 997 |
| June | 426 | 170 to 1,075 |
| July | 243 | 116 to 472 |
| August | 100 | 48 to 217 |
| September | 67 | 29 to 201 |
| October | 62 | 27 to 263 |
| November | 115 | 37 to 328 |
| December | 113 | 30 to 305 |
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 81 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for North Skunk River near Sigourney, IA (site 05472500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of North Skunk River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Hwy 21 Bridge AccessSouth Skunk RiverPublic
- Lake Keomah State ParkLake KeomahPublic
- Rose Hill AccessSouth Skunk RiverPublic
- Checauqua River AccessNorth Skunk RiverPublic
- Glendale AccessSouth Skunk RiverPublic
- Red Rock DamDes Moines River - Red Rock LakePublic
- Whitebreast AccessDes Moines River - Lake Red RockPublic
- Whitebreast AccessDes Moines River - Lake Red RockPublic
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