Raccoon River

River in Iowa, read from 4 USGS gauges, draining about 3,625 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

7,320

cfs · 39 min ago

Normal for today

593

cfs median, 30 yrs

Water temp

—

not measured here

Gage height

7.75

Above normal for the date1234% of medianUSGS gauge 05484900

Thirty-day mean discharge · 2,270–19,600 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
Raccoon River at Fleur Drive at Des Moines, IA05484900	7,320 cfs	—	39 min ago
Raccoon River at 63rd Street at Des Moines, IA05484650	6,870 cfs	—	1h ago
Raccoon River near West Des Moines, IA05484600	1,300 cfs	—	30d ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 593 cfs over 30 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 129 and 2,130 cfs. Today is above that band, so expect more push and colour than a typical October day here.

Reports

From anglers on Raccoon River

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