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Around West Nishnabotna River
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
West Nishnabotna River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge West Nishnabotna River at Randolph, IA (site 06808500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1949 to 2026
West Nishnabotna River typically runs highest in June, at a median 941 cfs, and lowest in January, at 210 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 25,800 cfs, in 1998.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 210 | 110 to 443 |
| February | 275 | 157 to 601 |
| March | 549 | 275 to 916 |
| April | 581 | 271 to 1,085 |
| May | 792 | 362 to 1,420 |
| June | 941 | 404 to 1,715 |
| July | 660 | 339 to 1,060 |
| August | 395 | 217 to 756 |
| September | 311 | 162 to 600 |
| October | 277 | 153 to 523 |
| November | 273 | 159 to 537 |
| December | 233 | 130 to 475 |
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 78 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for West Nishnabotna River at Randolph, IA (site 06808500). 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 West Nishnabotna River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Viking Lake State ParkViking Lake - SouthPublic
- Viking Lake State ParkViking Lake - NorthPublic
- Coolbaugh St AccessEast Nishnabotna RiverPublic
- Willow SloughWillow SloughPublic
- Elliot Boat RampEast Nishnabotna RiverPublic
- Botna Bend ParkWest Nishnabotna RiverPublic
- Atlantic Treatment PlantEast Nishnabotna RiverPublic
- Prairie Rose State ParkPrairie Rose LakePublic
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