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Maple River in Iowa

River44.7 mi
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10 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Maple River is a 44.7 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Maple River at Mapleton, IA (site 06607200). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1942 to 2026

Maple River typically runs highest in June, at a median 402 cfs, and lowest in January, at 70 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 24,000 cfs, in 2019.

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Typical flow by month at Maple River at Mapleton, IA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January7034 to 180
February11046 to 256
March250120 to 482
April269122 to 551
May299141 to 595
June402186 to 725
July273128 to 567
August17080 to 316
September12059 to 233
October10656 to 251
November10957 to 254
December9042 to 203

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 85 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Maple River at Mapleton, IA (site 06607200). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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