Big Sioux River
River in Iowa, read from 2 USGS gauges, draining about 8,430 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
1,030
cfs · 45 min ago
Normal for today
295
cfs median, 98 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
6.12
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 295 cfs over 98 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 151 and 874 cfs. Today is above that band, so expect more push and colour than a typical October day here.
Reports
From anglers on Big Sioux River
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