About this river
Wapsipinicon River is a 35.9 mile river near River Dock Canoe Rental in Iowa. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Wapsipinicon River at Independence, IA (site 05421000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1934 to 2026
Wapsipinicon River typically runs highest in March, at a median 924 cfs, and lowest in January, at 157 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 28,000 cfs, in 1999.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 157 | 79 to 282 | |
| February | 164 | 84 to 328 | |
| March | 924 | 487 to 2,100 | |
| April | 920 | 491 to 1,810 | |
| May | 746 | 391 to 1,470 | |
| June | 711 | 284 to 1,595 | |
| July | 357 | 156 to 850 | |
| August | 189 | 97 to 389 | |
| September | 165 | 88 to 379 | |
| October | 169 | 80 to 521 | |
| November | 249 | 129 to 541 | |
| December | 214 | 110 to 362 |
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 93 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Wapsipinicon River at Independence, IA (site 05421000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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