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Rock River

River in Iowa, read from 2 USGS gauges, draining about 1,592 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

587

cfs · 29 min ago

Normal for today

118

cfs median, 78 yrs

Water temp

—

not measured here

Gage height

5.44

ft

Above normal for the date497% of medianUSGS gauge 06483500
Thirty-day mean discharge · 474–1,030 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

StationFlowTempUpdated
Rock River near Rock Valley, IA06483500587 cfs—29 min ago
Rock River below Tom Creek at Rock Rapids, IA0648329095.6 cfs—1h ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 118 cfs over 78 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 42.0 and 267 cfs. Today is above that band, so expect more push and colour than a typical October day here.

Reports

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